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my corn snake stated sheding on sunday and today (saturday) its still got some pieces on him and all the skin on his head hes only a baby. the pet shop said to put a damp small towl in, will it work.
my snake is realy healthy and eats realy well , to pinkies on fridays :censored:
 
Phil, here's what I would suggest when the babies have retained shed. I put them in a small container (deli cup or something similar) that has about 1/4" of warm water in it. Then I place the container somewhere warm (so he won't get chilled) and let him sit for about 15-20 minutes. Then I take him out and using a damp paper towel, I gently "roll" the shed off (working head toward tail). That seems to work just fine.

To prevent recurring shedding difficulties, I keep a humid hide in their enclosure. It's INCREDIBLY dry during our Wisconsin winters, so as a preventative measure I give all of the young'uns a humid hide. I just use 8-12oz. deli cups that have a hole in the lid, and keep them filled with damp coconut fiber. That seems to work just fine too.

Good luck with him, I hope that helps.
 
thanks ill try that, what about at the moment with just his head skin on, should i try and take it of by hand.
 
oh and what about when hes bigger will he be able to do it by him self, and ill have a better viv with a heat lamp, at the moment i have 15 gallon plastic viv heated by a heat mat.
 
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