Shedding questions

[sweetdiego7]

A few days ago my lil corn shed for the first time, and seemed to go really well. Well after I gave him a few days after feeding, I picked him up yesterday and noticed he has about a half inch of skin left on the tip of his tail. It isnt loose, and so I dont exactly know what to do. The rest of his shed went without a problem, since I noticed the skin I have dunked the tip of his tail in his water dish, but its still there.

Is this ok, will it eventually come off?

 

[reptile_addict]

I just aply furm preasure and pull it off. It's the way I do it and havent had any problems.

 

[Skye]

When this happens retained pieces of skin do not always come off on their own. If it fails to come off it can lead to constriction of the blood vessels and necrosis of the tail-end which eventually falls off. To avoid this, it is always a good idea to check your snake over after each and every shed, and help to remove any remaining pieces of skin.

I prefer to do this by getting wet paper towels and letting the snake move through the wet paper towels in my hand. This moistens the skin and helps it to peel off without damaging the new skin underneath. Sometimes it will take more moistening than others.

To avoid this problem for future sheds you might want to think about increasing the humidity in the tank, or adding a moist hide at shedding time.