too MUCH soaking?

would soaking my snake in the tub for around an hour once a week be too much? i know a shed is coming soon, i saw the grey skin coming and they eyes are a bluish grey right now but after i raised humidity to 50-60 range and soaked in the tub once last week and today i only see they blue/grey color on the eyes and the rest of my snake looks nothing like a shed is coming.



also,side question i was just wonder, would soaking the snake every day for lets say 30 minutes be harmful to my snake?

Originally Posted by tstrenuous10

would soaking my snake in the tub for around an hour once a week be too much? i know a shed is coming soon, i saw the grey skin coming and they eyes are a bluish grey right now but after i raised humidity to 50-60 range and soaked in the tub once last week and today i only see they blue/grey color on the eyes and the rest of my snake looks nothing like a shed is coming.

Not unusual - as long as you are maintaing the humidity he/she will be fine.

I don't usually do anything pre-shed to assist my animals except to maintain adequeate humidty levels.

If I have an animal that has a bad shed - then I would consider soaking for 30-45 minutes in lukewarm water.

Originally Posted by tstrenuous10

also,side question i was just wonder, would soaking the snake every day for lets say 30 minutes be harmful to my snake?

Not something I would recommend.

Too much moisture CAN be a BAD thing!

As in scale/belly rot.

It sounds like you have a handle on where your humidity levels need to be.


Is your animal having shedding problems?

I usually keep a bowl of water in my bp's cage and he soaks when he wants to.

no no problems. i just thought it semi odd that it had that greyish color then soaked and the skin didnt come off but still retained the coloring around the eyes. maybe im just trying to rush my snake shedding, dont know how i could do THAT.


i also figured soakin every day would be a bad thing, its a reptile not a fish

Originally Posted by tstrenuous10

no no problems. i just thought it semi odd that it had that greyish color then soaked and the skin didnt come off but still retained the coloring around the eyes. maybe im just trying to rush my snake shedding, dont know how i could do THAT.


i also figured soakin every day would be a bad thing, its a reptile not a fish

Give it a couple days and the shed cycle should be complete.

Nothing wrong with babying your snake or worrying about them for that matter.

In this case - there is no cause for concern.

A hint for you on shedding. I soak my snakes every thursday for 10minutes to keep them hydrated and well they actaully like the water. Shed Ease is a good thing to invest in, it really works. When I notice that my snake has gotten 'cloudy' eyes we spray 2 or three sprays of shed ease in the water and soak them for 10 minutes. Then when they 'clear' that is when the grey leaves their eyes, we soak them again with shed ease for 10 minutes. All our snakes shed in one peice and dont have a hard time at all. Hope my advice helps you.

yeah. not sure if my snake really likes water. he seems like hes trying to get out every chance he gets. he doesnt swim around. usually curls up around the pulg and sits. which is fine since i guess hes still soaking.

lol, yea mostly its our females that like the water, the males think we are drowning them or something.

We don't soak Abby at all..just maintain 50-60 humidity and keep a bowl of water in her tank. She's never had a problem with shedding..and it always comes off in one complete shed..eye caps n all. It's pretty neat actually We tried putting her in the tub once and she seemed to freak out..musta thought we were drowning her or somethin lol When she's ready to shed to crawls into her den and doesn't emerge until a few days later when the shed is complete

Lisa

not to bring up a dead topic but k2gsnakes mentioned soaking his snakes in shead ease......i soak my ball in a tub about twice a week (he is in there right now) so i was wondering if that would be too much water to put 2 or 3 sprays of shed ease in.


also, WHEN should i use shed ease? when i start to see the eyes change colors and continue once a week until a shed?