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02-10-2006, 09:50 PM
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Corn snake having trouble shedding..I think
 Im havign a hard time gettign a good look at her but shes not shedding in one piece like shes supposed to? humidity is 50% and she wont go in the moist hide...  any suggestions?
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02-11-2006, 12:00 PM
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Since its been over 12 hours since you posted the snake should be finished. Take her out and check her to see if there are any leftover peices.
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02-11-2006, 12:36 PM
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Probably the easiest thing to do is to mist the enclosure twice daily when you notice her entering a shed cycle.
Another method is to use an aquarium air pump and air/bubble stone. Place the air/bubble stone in the snake's water bowl.
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02-11-2006, 01:36 PM
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Hello,
If the corn does still have some retained shed, do the following:
Take a towel and soak it under warm water. Once saturated, wring it out so that most of the water is gone.
Now place it in a pillowcase. Then place the snake in with the towel and tie the pillowcase closed.
Place the pillowcase in the enclosure overnight to make sure it stays warm.
The humidity and the abrasive towel should help the snake shed the retained skin.
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02-11-2006, 11:00 PM
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If you are talking the snake to the vet solely on the basis of the problem shed, it's not necessary. Snakes shed in peices all the time.
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02-11-2006, 11:01 PM
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Shes got some bleeding going on and waht looks like a blister..
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02-12-2006, 05:24 AM
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is that from the shedding maybe?
when I first got my bp from the shop he had just had a bad shed from severly low humidity (it was some crappy petshop in a farmers market that doesen't take good care of thier animals). he had peeled off a a 1/2" by 1" patch of scales (or one of the employees did while trying to peel the shedding skin off) and developed a wound from it. he heeled up with no problems, but he always had a bit of a 'scar' in his scales where it was.
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02-12-2006, 07:59 AM
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How old is the snake? It is clearly young, perhaps still only a few weeks or couple of months old? Corn snakes aren't known for having troublesome sheds, particularly ones of this age, although they can still sometimes shed in pieces rather than in one clean shed.
Where is the blister and the bleeding? How long has she had this? This sounds quite worrying.
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02-12-2006, 08:05 AM
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She is a 2005 hatchling, Ive only had her for 4 feeds, shes is about 13 inches long and this is her first shed with me..the day before she shed there was blood coming from the spot where the blister is now..you can see the blister clearly in the pics..she will be going to the ER vet later on today...11 so in 4 hours..it looks like a burn but there no way she could have been burned while Ive had her..I am also goin to call the woman my BF got her from tomorrow..she told him she has shed problems but he wasnt aware it was this bad...shes still very active and eating so Im sure she will be fine..Im just worried 
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