I heard about spraying mist or something on it to do something.???
2007-01-19 07:20:28 · 9 answers · asked by Naeemah M 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
If it has found a surface to rub on and has gotten its shedding started, then do nothing. It will shed on its own. IF, and only if, parts of the skin stick and do not come off, put the snake in a tub of about 1/2 inch of water overnight to loosen the excess skin. Then afterward you can simply brush or wipe the wet skin off with your hands
2007-01-19 07:57:01 · answer #1 · answered by stickboy_127 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Having a slightly more humid environment can help the snake shed more easily. Misting with spring water can be beneficial, but it's not necessary.
Mainly you want to leave them alone until they have shed. Then you want to make sure that they have shed completely. If they haven't, a soak in slightly warm water for about 20 minutes can help it come off the rest of the way. The tip of the tail is one spot that can be a problem.
2007-01-19 16:52:47 · answer #2 · answered by ntm 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Take out the skin? ...Let it shed... Just leave it alone. You think snakes in the wild have someone there to spray them? It'll get in it's water bowl....unless you didn't give it one.
2007-01-19 15:28:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you really don't have to do anything if it has trouble shedding you can maybe give it slightly warmer water and when it goes in you can rub the skin off, other than that really nothing besides cleaning the shedded skin out of the tank.
2007-01-19 18:10:42 · answer #4 · answered by jason c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need to do anything. My albino corn snake turns white for about a week and then one morning when I wake up, there's his skin in his cage. I have a large driftwood type branch in his cage and the skin is usually wrapped around that, so I would say get one of those. That should help him.
2007-01-19 16:54:52 · answer #5 · answered by BimboBaggins 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't do anything unless you absolutely have to. Keep a large bowl of water in the cage so it can soak. Also just for added moisture we have a large log sitting in the water to soak up water so he gets moisture from that too.
2007-01-21 00:23:11 · answer #6 · answered by Tasha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont handle it, if you notice its having a hard time sheding, make sure it has plenty of water in its bowl. also if the snake cant fit in its bowl, you can mist the snake a little with water......
2007-01-19 17:27:55 · answer #7 · answered by chelsea c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure that there is something in the tank that they can use in the aid of shedding for example a rock, stick, bowl, something that they can catch it on to help it shed off you can watch they should shed it off no problem.
2007-01-19 15:39:17 · answer #8 · answered by KRISTINA B 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
make sure that your snake is hydrated and have a pinky mouse ready within the time the snake is done shedding.
2007-01-19 16:25:32 · answer #9 · answered by duckie 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋