i have a baby corn and it hasnt shed since i got him a few weeks ago. it looks like he is ready to shed, but his outter skin seems to be flaking off in small small pieces, and at a very very slow rate. anyone have any ideas as to what might be wrong here? i constantly see him rubbing against the rough stone i have in there trying to shed but it just seems to flake off, with hardly a noticable amount of shedding.
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strange shedding problem
- Thread starter grdn1014
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Lore
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Sounds like his enclosure is lacking proper humitidy. What are the humidity levels in its cage?
Also you could provide it with a moist hide.
People make them in varying ways as simple as tossing a damp papertowl on the warm side of the viv, to what I make
I call it the moist tropical getaway LOL!
I line the inside of a container with damp papertowels, make an entrance, and VIOLA! vacation.
Stick it on the warm side
Hope this helps.
You could also try soaking it in a dish with a little bit of water to give it some moisture to help it get the skin off...
k... that's probably bout all the advise I got heh.
Also you could provide it with a moist hide.
People make them in varying ways as simple as tossing a damp papertowl on the warm side of the viv, to what I make
I call it the moist tropical getaway LOL!I line the inside of a container with damp papertowels, make an entrance, and VIOLA! vacation.
Stick it on the warm side
Hope this helps.
You could also try soaking it in a dish with a little bit of water to give it some moisture to help it get the skin off...
k... that's probably bout all the advise I got
heh.
diamondlil
Mice! They taste so nice!
You could try the 'snake-o-bath'
Fold up a washcloth in a sandwich box, soak it with lukewarm water, so it is cool to the touch, not warm or hot, place snake in box with ventilated lid, and PRESTO!
Hope this will help, you might want to check the humidity in your viv if this is a recurrent problem
Fold up a washcloth in a sandwich box, soak it with lukewarm water, so it is cool to the touch, not warm or hot, place snake in box with ventilated lid, and PRESTO!
Hope this will help, you might want to check the humidity in your viv if this is a recurrent problem
CaptBogart
False Prophet
I noticed the ones I keep in the Sterilites have lower humidity, so I just toss in a moist paper towel near their hide when they are close to shedding.