i need help.

My green tree python has been trying to shed for almost 2-3 weeks now.

Pieces are coming off here and there, but certainly not in one whole shot.


Could someone help me resolve this issue?

Thanks a bunch!

t.



p.s
i can attach images of enclosure or anything else if needed.

what is your humidity?

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Sounds like it is probably a humidity problem, try bumping the humidity.

If you can handle him you might try giving him a warm soak in the tub and then letting him run through a towel to remove some stuck shed.

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I agree with increasing the humidity some, and the soak if you can handle him/her. In with the soak put a capful or so of mineral oil. It will help with the shed and make the skin feel soft, not itchy for the python. I finally got a friend to give it a try, as her ball python has always shed badly due to past health issues. She tried it this last shed, as he was not shedding other than the last 2/3rds of his body and he was miserable for weeks. She gave him a mineral oil bath, and he shed out completely almost immediately after a 20 minute soak, even his eyecaps which almost never shed without trouble, and his itching problems quit immediately and she loved the feel of his skin. Make sure the water is fairly warm. Good luck with the shed!

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What sort of set up do you have for your Green Tree Python? temps/humidity/substrate
Pictures would be great.
Is it a new animal or have you had him for a while? Is this his first bad shed?
The advice given above will help with this shed, but it is important to find out why he's shedding so badly in the first place. It is difficult to tell when a chondro is "blue". If he has been stressed at all during the shed cycle, this could result in bad sheds. He could have mites or other parasites. Have you had his stool checked?
If you don't have it already, you should get Greg Maxwell's book: "The More Complete Chondro".
Here is an excerpt from one of his caresheets re: shedding problems:

"Keep humidity high throughout the shed cycle. Keeping records can be a great help in anticipating shedding intervals and timing. Really boost humidity the day or two before the shed is expected, after the colors and eyes clear up from the opaque period.

To remove a dry shed from a baby Green Tree Python, place the animal in a deli cup with a few small air holes in it. Place a folded, soaking wet paper towel in the bottom of the cup, along with just enough water to wet the bottom of the cup. Use caution- babies can drown easily in too much water. Place the cup with the snake inside and the lid on in a warm place. Depending on how dry the shed is, it may take from several hours up to a couple of days for it to soften and come off.

The best way to loosen and remove a dried shed from an adult is to set up a "wet box" for the animal. Use a medium sized plastic tub, a three gallon size works well. Place a soaking wet terrycloth bath towel saturated with warm water in the bottom of the tub. Place the chondro under the towel. Allow a small amount of water in the bottom of the tub, perhaps 1/8 inch, not more. It may take from several hours to several days for the shed to come off, depending on how dry the shed was to begin with. The snake will usually rub off the shed crawling through the wet towel, so keeping the animal covered with it helps. In bad cases you will need to carefully remove the shed manually. Do not try to remove retained eye caps. This is dangerous, and they will come off with the next shed and with no harm done.

Do not handle or stress a chondro that is in a pre-shed condition. This alone can cause a bad shed even if the humidity is sufficient."
Also check out his website: Welcome to Fine Green Tree Pythons
Good luck.

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here is a complete look at my setup.

i need to fix this guy up!

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How high is your humidity? It looks extremely wet in there. How are you heating the box? They don't need to be constantly wet. Just a daily misting with a spray bottle will be fine. Maybe two mistings when he is in shed. You could try putting a live potted plant in there. That raises the humidity, looks nice and gives the little guy a bit extra hiding opportunities.
Also the daytime temperature on the warm side of our terrariums is usually 86F(30C), so yours is a bit low, if that's a day temp. A lot of people think chondros should be kept in high square terrariums, we keep ours in rectangular long terrariums. That way we have a wider range of temperature choices: a warm and a cool side with perches at different heights.

Cool, your chondro is starting his color change! Keep taking pics of him, the change is great to have documented!

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what I did to help my python shed that came straight from the breeder's mouth was to try to soak him in semi warm water or just wet a sponge and lightly brush his body from head to tail...on the daily basis to help with the humidity. my python shadow loves the brushing of the sponge but hates the soaking in the bath tub.

We have a breakthrough!!!

success!!

after no more than 24 hours in the newly created rubbermaid tub here is the result in the morning.

a full fresh shed.

i've had this snake since september and this is the first time i've ever seen him shed fully. i can't tell you how happy I was when I saw this..


in the past I tried soaking him plenty of times in the sink with barely warm water. this isnt very easy. the snake does not like to stay and is always trying to climb out the sink.



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