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auzzy
Snake Mite
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 Posted - 12/12/2011 : 08:15:49
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Hi, I have a corn snake a few months old which shed for the first time (I've only had him 2 weeks). The skin came off whole except for 3-4cm at the tail, which I managed to remove a few days later following the advice on this forum. My snake visibly looks fine now, however I'm still concerned there is a few milimetres right at the tip that was not removed (the shed I removed had a tiny hole at the end, rather than closing to a point).
This is my first snake so I'm not really sure what is normal yet. The tail is so small and thin at the end, how can I tell if all the skin has been removed? Does it sound like I should be concerned?
Thanks in advance, Auzzy |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 12/12/2011 : 10:09:39
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| if you feel there is any retained shed on the snake then what to do is wet a towel with luke warm water and wring it out slightly. So the towel is just damp. Then let the snake slither through it a few times. This should hopefully remove any retained shed you are worried he still might have |
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mohikan22
Snake Mite
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Posted - 17/12/2011 : 10:35:45
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| i can second his answer above me, its what i have had to do to two of my snakes recently. it works, i used a damp towel and had them run through my hands/towel a few times. loosens off, IF it fails leave a damp flannel/towel in with your snake, that worked for my smaller norm morph |
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auzzy
Snake Mite
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Posted - 20/01/2012 : 08:35:16
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Mamma, Mohikan,
Thank you for your advice. It was a little difficult to tell how much was left, but the method seemed to work well, and my snake has been looking healthy since.
Much appreciated |
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Shedding problem
