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lloyd david
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/04/2012 :  17:07:08  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
My six month old snow corn has shed only some skin. He looks very scaly and talthough he has eaten his pinky today as usual im very worried about him. Last time he just shed almost all in one go .any help please

lloyd

mikeyd_26
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/04/2012 :  17:12:06  Show Profile  Click to see mikeyd_26's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
give him a luke warm bath, then let him slither through wet paper towels in your hand while applying gentle pressure.
hope this helps :)



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lloyd david
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
31 Posts

Posted - 19/04/2012 :  17:20:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks for that i will try tomorrow just let his dinner go down today cheers

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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn

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Posted - 19/04/2012 :  17:21:12  Show Profile  Visit Mamma's Homepage  Reply with Quote
leave him for 48 hrs before you try if he has just eaten today xx



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343guiltyspark
Hatchling

United Kingdom
451 Posts

Posted - 19/04/2012 :  17:57:52  Show Profile  Visit 343guiltyspark's Homepage  Reply with Quote
My mums snake falco didn't shed his tail and we put some water on it and it came off. Have a look in the tank and see if there is any shed lying around.


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lloyd david
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
31 Posts

Posted - 20/04/2012 :  21:13:06  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
well we did the warm bath and used exfoliating gloves as suggested.alot more came off and we think it looks alot better than it did,we are going to have another go tomorrow as we did not want to stress him out ......he is such a good boy he lets me do alsorts and is never aggressive or grumpy .....thanks for all your help

lloyd
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/04/2012 :  08:36:17  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
You should really have left him for at least 48hrs after eating as Mamma said, I hope he is OK and doesn't regurge. It wouldn't have hurt just to leave the retained shed for 1 more day. Glad to hear it is coming off OK, I'd possibly wait until tomorrow to try again though, given the recent feed.

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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/04/2012 :  09:43:29  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The shed isn't the end of the world, the important bits are the tail tip and eye caps, if you are sure those bits are off then dont panic about the rest, it will either fall off in its own time or be taken off during the next shed. Just remember to increase the humidity as the air being too dry is the common cause of a bad shed

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