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Yay>>> First Shed is coming soon....

sweetdolly

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I've noticed that Silver's head has been glossy and shiny for the past few days.... She ate quite voraciously at her last meal on 11/4/12.... and this morning... blue blue eyes.... so what comes next? What can I do to help her along? Should I offer her food at her next feeding if she's still got this skin on? Thanks for the input.... this is her first shed since I brought her home....
 
That's awesome! My snake is blue right now too. It also our first shed and so exciting. I wouldn't feed, from everything I've read wait until after the shed to feed. Make sure the temps are good. Maybe offer a moist hide, and you could also spray a bit of water on her substrate in the mornings. Fresh water, and don't handle until the shed is done.
All advice I've gotten for my snake. Good luck, I can't wait to see how bright my snake is after her shed. Get camera ready ;)
 
Offering a humid hide is certainly acceptable if you want to, although you may or may not even need it. Misting kind of depends on what your ambient humidity is already at. You don't want things too moist (or too dry).

What I usually say is that if your ambient humidity is in the comfortable range, or you don't know what your humidity levels are, then to just leave things alone and see how the shed goes.

So long as they are dealt with quickly (within a few days) any shed problems that might arise will usually be very minor. It's really only if any shedding problems are ignored that issues start to arise.

Typically it's recommended that you not feed until after the shed cycle is complete. Some will feed with no issues, but others will refuse the food or even have regurges, so why risk it.

She'll go blue (sounds like she already has), then that will clear up and she'll look more or less normal (if a bit dull in coloring) for a couple of days, then the shed will happen.

Once she sheds (and often they do a big poo right afterwards), then go back to her normal routines.
 
What comes next -> You pull up a chair and wait for a few days. She will go clear after a few days, and then shed (this process can take more or less depending on the snake, for example it usually takes Rose Red 5 days total from blue to sheded skin). Leave her alone during this period and don't feed her anything. I usually offer mine a humid hide if she so desires but do not force her to go in it.

As for feeding, I have fed mine the day that she shed her skin and she was alright. But it is perfectly fine to wait a day or so.

If you are lucky you will catch her when she is actually shedding her skin ;)
 
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