Bad Shed :(

[n5zow]

Hiya,

Well I knew when I got my new male that he was going to shed pretty soon and he has. But when I looked in on him this morning He had shed his belly and most of his front half. The second two thirds of his top did not shed at all. So I just did the same thing I did with my smaller boa. I put two socks on my hands and put him in the tub in warm water and let him crawl though my hands. The skin came right off. Question is. I have no idea of his care before I accquired him and what could have caused this? And what can I do besides the normal environmental controls to make sheds easier on my animals?

[RhinoFangs]

The only thing i can really think of is around the time its about to shed raise humidity by misting once or twice a day. Or you can stick something in there cage with a rough suface like a rock or a hide log. Other than that when ever mine have trouble i stickem in the tub and help them. Most shedding trouble comes from the humidity being to low or some just have a tough time shedding.

[lorenmps]

I do the same daily spraying once I see that they're going through the shed cycle. I also soak the snakes that are small enough for a while every other day when I know they're getting ready. I'm sure the reason it came off in pieces is just because of the move and uneven humidity.

[The Snake Guru]

If he's a fairly recent acquistion...stress alone can cause a poor shed.

~B~

[PsYcHo_99]

a friend of mine used a humidity hide.. he says it works great cuz both his boa's get bad sheds every now and then..

[mkonshoj]

My boa began shedding although I did not see much progress, then as I was sitting here reading threads and "wearing" her, she moved through my hands and some skin came off so I put her in a warm bath and used the two sock method that I read about above, that worked great. The only problem is that she has yet to shed her head. Also, there appears to be a scale over one eye that may have been left from the last time. It appears dry and cracked and I cannot seem to get it off, her eye is still moving underneath the scale. Any recommendations in case it does not come off with this shed?

Thank you.

[mkonshoj]

Ok nevermind. Of course as I no sooner write my question and murphys law kicks in and she worked it off. Thank you all in advance, I love this site! I have yet to find another one this informative and complete.