My chondro has recently shed. I have noticed it's skin is pretty wrinkled up. Should I be worried about this? The upper half of his body is wrinkled. Is this because he isn't eating enough? Any help would be appreciated
                        
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 lilsoljha3 |
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Posts: 12 (07/10/08 14:56:37) |
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Eugene Westbrook II |
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Posts: 407 (07/10/08 15:12:38)
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Did you get a full complete shed in one piece? If not I bet it is a stuck shed. What I have done is add a wet hand towel to the heated side of the cage
and when they cruise at night they will work it off. Others make a super humid box to force them to soak.
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Sony Raju |
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Posts: 1340 (07/11/08 08:52:42)
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i would seem to think that it is indeed a piece of stuck shed. if it has already shed completely, then i would seem to think maybe it isnt being kept humid
enough.....
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Casey Clarke.chondroforum |
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Posts: 17 (07/12/08 05:19:11) |
Sony and Eugene are point on. Since he just shed, that's most likely the culprit. Take a small container with some holes high on the sides and place a
crumpled papertowel in it. Then just run enough luke warm water in the setup so the snake isn't completely covered (don't want the little guy to
drown!). Let him soak in this setup for several hours. The very rare occasions I've had to soak a snake, I usually soaked him all day. I'd just place
him in the container early before work and take him out in the evening when I got home. After soaking for several hours you can usually just take a finger or
thumb and rub the stuck shed right off with no problems. You may not have a stuck shed and instead he's showing signs of mild dehydration. If this is the
case, soaking will help to rehydrate his skin and the wrinkles should go away. Watch your cage humidity. Stuck shed or mild dehydration, these are indicators
that his cage is too dry. More frequent mistings should remedy the problem.
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