![]() ![]() Be sure to watch your animal the entire time it is the humid hide for any possible problems. If there is still stuck shed, rewarm water and repeat. Re check your animal after 20-30 minutes to see if shed has come off. You need a container large enough for your animal to be able to move around and rub up against the paper towels or hand towel to help remove the stuck shed. ![]() This consists of a locking container with one or two air holes with an inch of lukewarm water (80-85*) and either paper towels or hand towel. With cases of larger amount of stuck shed you will need to make a humid hide box. Leave them alone and let them try and get the rest of it off on their own, once you have increased the humidity (if it is only a small amount of stuck shed.) If there is any stuck shed along the head or around the eyes you are going to have to do something about it. With all that being said there are a few things you can do to help your little friend with removing what is left of their shed. Proper humidity levels should be kept at around 70% Obviously you will need to find a way to increase your humidity to help this from happening in the future, possibly by adding another water bowl under the ceramic heat emitter or changing your substrate to something that will hold humidity better like, coco bedding. It happens to the best of us, don’t worry. Ever open you enclosure to check on your snake and it looks like they had a confetti skin party? In the ideal situation your snake all in one piece, however in the winter and drier areas your enclosure may not be able to provide the right humidity for this to occur. ![]()
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