Shedding Question need ASAP

[StaticKaos]

hey.. my BP is about to shed, im positive of it.. But he's looked that way for atleast a week now.. What can I do to encourage the shed? I gave em a warm bath last night, I mist his cage about 4 times daily when all the lights are on so it evaporates.. Like i said, its been atleast a week and I really miss em basically,lol.. help me please.. thanks..
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[Boa_Breeder]

were his eyes Blue? if so try soaking him for a couple of hours in some luke warm water. the sure sign of a she is the blue eyes, normally after you see that its 2 or 3 days when he will start to shed
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[NYCSpeedcore]

If he is not to nippy you can try holding him in a wet towl and letting him work his way through it, that usually will help loosen up the skin. If you are keeping the humidity up as high as you say you are he should be shedding soon enough. It's when they start to shed only partially that you have to start to worry. My snakes easily stay in the blue for a week, I would not worry for a few more days, be patient.
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[Seany]

I agree with NYCS, my bp's can go a while before actualy shedding. just give it some time and keep up the misting. next thing you'll know you'll be waking up to a shed in the tank [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
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[StaticKaos]

alrighty thanks.. eyes being blue? i have no clue, im color blind.. same with my dad and little brother.. isnt that some weird stuff??? I dunno how we managed to get three people in the same household that are color blind but it happened.. blue is a color we all mix with black an thats the normal color.. so i can't tell that way, but i do know his stomach is VERY pink so i really expect it soon..an he stays in his water bowl all day.. i know its coming, i was juss worried that it takes so long everytime..


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[morti]

"In Blue" or the eyes being blue is just a way of saying that they are milky and cloudy. I have a good friend that is also colorblind, and he doesn't have any trouble telling when the snake is about to shed. You won't be able to see the paterned part of the eye clearly.

Good luck!
-Your Sick Uncle Morti.
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[storm]

Hi, i'm the colorblind friend. I have the same problem with the color blue, believe me. Watch for the eyes to look clouded over, they will look much lighter colored (whatever color that may be [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]). Really, it's pretty easy to spot. How long that stage lasts varies from snake to snake, but the eyes will clear back up, and then it's just a matter of days. I can't really give any tips on helping him shed, but that seems to have been covered pretty well already. Just adding my two cents. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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[Biermag11]

Also make sure you have something rough in the cage for the little bugger to rub on. I had the same problem as you with my bp. Eyes went blue for a few days, then cleared up but nothing for a week. Then i put in a rough surface and Boom, 5 mins later he was out of his hide and finished with his shed.
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[StaticKaos]

He has 2 pieces of brick that i chipped apart and cleaned a while back.. worked for his last shed.. he's got it around, juss keeps going from water bowl to hidebox an back an forth..he'll get 2 it sooner or later
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