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question about shedding

enjcapp

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How often should my baby corn shed? How will I know when to put the moist hide in for him to achieve a better shed? Can you tell me what to look for when he will start to shed? Sorry for all the questions, but I want his first shed with me to be successful. Also, in the book I have, it talks about sometimes helping the eyecaps, or sometimes having to help the shed come all the way off, well how do I know if he needs help, and then if he does how do I help him?

Thanks to all you experts out there, without I would be lost.

-Ellie
 
ok... first of all, relax, everything is going to be fine.. LOL.. i just completed my second successful shed with Salazar. So i can share my experience as a newbie.
The first time he shed... i fed him and he hid for like 5 days straight, and then his eyes turned blue... i didn't use a moist hide because everyone said i live in FL and its humid enough. Well he shed and it came off in two pieces. The eyecaps were good but the tailtip was still on him. So i took MOIST PAPERTOWELS and rubbed it on his tail until the rest of the skin came off. IT wasn't easy and it did take patience.
Well this time, when he started hiding i knew he would be blue soon.. so as soon as he turned blue i made him a humid hide with a small plastic container and spagmum/peat moss. The moss holds the moisture pretty good. Well he used the hide and He had a perfect complete shed with eycaps and tailtip!!

Hope this helps!
 
As long as the humidity in the viv is ok, you have nothing to worry about. And if you have a good sized water bowl and your temps are good, it's likely your snake will shed just fine.

Signs of imminent shedding: A secretive and/or grumpy snake (you might not see them at all for a week or more), or alternatively you may see them bathing, dull skin and cloudy eyes. This is what they call the 'blue' phase. A few days after the eyes have cleared is when the snake will shed.

You will know immediately if something has gone wrong, as you won't have a complete shed to remove from the viv! Very likely you'll be able to see 'peeling' skin on the snake too.

All you have to do is check the shed skin. Make sure the eye-caps are there (not two holes) and the tail tip has come off.

IF the shed is incomplete, then you can use the moist paper towel or bathing method to help finish the job. There are lots of threads on here about it, I'll find you some good posts if you need them. Another good thing would then be to make a 'moist hide' or 'mist' (spray water) in the viv in the days leading up to a shed.

This is only necessary if you have problems, so do some reading up if you like, but I'd recommend you just wait and see how things go first :)
 
well my water bowl is nice size and my temperature is perfect, but i still had problems the first time, but when i used the moist hide... i got a perfect shed! I live in FL where its humid, but I also run my AC 24/7... well at least my thermostat is usually set at about 75-78, so i think that kind of dries out my house, which is why using the humid hide was beneficial for me.
 
Thanks for all the replies, now I know what to look for and I can be prepared in case his shed doesn't go ok.

Thank you all again,
Ellie
 
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