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Originally Posted by Heis
A friend of mine was snake sitting and Diego started to shed. When I picked him up there were pieces of the skin but not an entire shed. He has pieces on his skin that I can see and heard that soaking him would help. Is this true? Is there anything else I can do to help him shed? thanks a ton
Andrew
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The best way to proceed will depend on how much retained skin he has. if it is just strips on his back, belly, and/or sides, soak him for a while (45 minutes or so). you can then put him in a pillowcase with a damp (wet, then rung out) towel. Obviously, you will need to tie, tape, or otherwise seal the pillowcase. then put it in his enclosure, if there is room - if not, find a place with suitable temps to leave it. If there is still unshed skin on the face, I prefer to remove that manually after soaking (actually, I usually do it all manually, if it is needed - it is easy, and pretty much like peeling a sunburn...everybody likes to do that, lol), just to make sure the eyecaps are off and the nares are clear. If you have a rubbermaid or sterilite container with a top, use that for soaking - it will be more effective at softening/loosening the unshed skin than just putting him in a basin of water. Be careful with water temperature. you don't want it too hot or too cold.
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