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| rochdalesteve |
Posted - 29/04/2012 : 22:44:38
My male cornsnake has only eaten once in the last 3 months, during these 3 months it has had trouble shedding twice, the shed splits and a few pieces come off but i have to peel it off myself, im not sure if this is right or wrong, his there anything i can do to help when he next sheds i have tried spraying water in the viv. There is a female corn in a viv ontop of his could this have any effect on his feeding behaviour, the snake seems active enough. |
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| smart bunny |
Posted - 01/05/2012 : 14:12:01
If the shed is bad try letting the snake push itself through some damp kitchen roll or a damp towel. As above you should never pull it yourself, but if you hold the snake in the towel a little tighter than you normally would (just don't squash him!!) you will probably feel him pushing/squirming against your hands and it will help the shed off. All the pushing/pulling should be controlled by the snake itself. Corno's first 2 sheds with us were bad and I had to do this with her, 3rd time I put a damp hide in and she was fine, next 2 after that were fine without a damp hide. |
| lotabob |
Posted - 01/05/2012 : 13:22:03
You shouldn't peel a snake it can damage to next layer of skin.
If its not shedding correctly then its quite a good indicator something in your husbandry is not right. Most likely humidity during the shedding period. I wouldn't be overly concerned if he isn't eating as there are lots of snakes with other things on their minds right now. Only worry if he starts to lose a lot of weight (i would say the mark to worry is if they lose 10% of their original body weight). It's never I bad idea to just check over all your temperatures and equipment, make sure its all in good working order and doing what it should be doing, other than that patience is your best bet, they soon turn their attentions back to food. |
| Georgina |
Posted - 29/04/2012 : 22:55:59
what are your temps like, next time he is due a shed put a damp moss hide in. |
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