How to Prevent Stuck Shed in Pet Snakes

[@GoHerping]

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[@tracib2133]

Did you sell the pewter corn? I don't see it on the for sale or sold section but I am interested. Thanks :)

[@alexis6975]

What's a good place to by frozen rats/mice i live in FL and shipping is so exspencive

[@Cookiecuttershark-xx]

Hey Alex I have a question I was thinking of getting a ball python but when I was talking to my dad he said I shouldn’t because it will put a strain on the electrical bill. Our last bill was 800$ so ho much of a strain would that put on us?

[@nandanparigi]

GoHerping hey looking for a collab thx for sub on my channel..

[@stephengoodrum821]

GoHerping hey Alex I have a hog nose snake and he’s shed his skin but a eye cap is left on. I’m really nervous that he is going to get eye damage. I hate to say it but the eye cap has been on there for about 3 weeks now. I’ve tried bathing him in like warm water and then trying to get it off with a Cotten bud but it just won’t come off. I don’t want to restrain him gently by the neck and then try to get it off because of stress and because he’s so small. I’m really lost. Need help fast. Thankyou.

[@amberschwendinger7902]

I THOUGHT THAT LIZARD ON THE SHELF WAS FAKE AND WHEN IT STARTED MOVING I HAD A HEART ATTACK

[@stretchyfingers]

Amber Schwendinger Lol.

[@aptecs5325]

Same

[@hanshal3125]

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[@deadhog1503]

I appreciate the lizard boyo in the background.

[@hidemyass1753]

You would think that since ive basically binge watched most of your vids all day, i wouldnt rush to watch a new video only released three minutes ago. You sir are wrong. I rushed my butt off.

[@meganorr7110]

The way I got my stuck shed off was spraying her with water every 10 minutes for about 40 minutes, then I would peel it off. That's the best method that's worked for me so far! Since then, I've replaced her aspen with coconut substrate and I leave a blanket on 3/4 of her glass enclosure most of the time.

[@willowwillow4991]

Oh lord I THOUGHT THE DRAGON WAS FAKE AND THAN IT STARTED SCRAMBLING AROUND AND I THINK I DIED

[@bethcam5139]

I didn't realize the bearded dragon in the background till 4 minutes into the video

[@williamflame8902]

i didn't think it was real lol

[@bork9264]

LMAO I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY THAT ALEX WTF WHY YOU GOT RANDOM HERPS CHILLING AROUND YOUR ROOM

[@kataratify]

I saw it at the beginning was like "damn, i wonder who the artist was, that's really accurate!" ...and then it moved

[@lisalongtin]

kataratify ha lol

[@obamabinlaggin5607]

Big fan of this kid keep up the hard work man we all enjoy all these tips and videos!

[@GoHerping]

thanks!

[@durpddurke4633]

Cutest thumbnail ever

[@kaylinburdette2216]

My ball python shed last night, and it came off of her in one piece for the first time! She used to have trouble with stuck shed, but I started really paying more attention to the humidity and spraying the tank when needed, and it really improved her shed.

[@drewcrain3895]

Yo this is literally the best reptile channel you've helped me so much bro thank you

[@kevindurant3910]

thanks, very helpful vid. as usual, you're vids never confuse me.

[@chiksilog6254]

john Wick hi my name's jake

[@WildLife_Perspective]

Awesome info, I didn't notice to bearded dragon until like a little bit into the video, LOL.

[@WhistlePigZILLA]

Thank you (among others) for all of the help and information. My first reptile (pastel woma ball python) will be here tomorrow morning and that was only possible because of the ease with which people like you made becoming informed. I'll post an addition to this comment to let you know how it goes when she comes in. She's here and she's already curious, slithering around her tank. Very happy with her, and i can't wait for a few days from now when i can finally try feeding and handling. Hats off to dynasty reptiles for delivering a beautiful animal.

[@ReptileChannel]

Good video on shedding problems. One of our anacondas has trouble sometimes, humidity is too low.

[@Viatoreptil]

1:48 Totoro has enough of that personal space invasion!

[@ballpythonsarecool5437]

What the stuffed animal in the background

[@rainbowcoffeequeen8745]

I am curious on your opinion of Humidity boxes, snake discovery uses them and it is what I ended up doing for my own Ball python, so I am curious as to your take on them

[@jacob.alwazani]

Me too I saw that on snake discovery and tried it I saw a great difference in how my snake shed

[@rainbowcoffeequeen8745]

@@jacob.alwazani this will be my third week of haveing her tomorrow, she has not noticed her humidity box yet XD just climbs over it

[@jacob.alwazani]

@@rainbowcoffeequeen8745 oh I have only seen my BP in his humidity box once

[@oOdragonflyyOo]

I use aspen and a humidity box with my ball python. So far she had perfect sheds :)

[@Bluefire12222]

Good video Alex💯

[@TheCharleseye]

An easy way to bump up the humidity is to add a second water dish on the hot side of the enclosure. This allows the increase without creating the damp spots you can get using a spray bottle.

[@nemomiller7445]

omg the bearded dragon or lizard on his shelf looked like a model until it started moving

[@morningowl43]

My snake went into shed tonight! He’s half way done, hopefully he’ll get the lower half done by tomorrow but if not I was gonna use a bath and a warm damp wash cloth afterwards. It did not shed in one piece as I would hoped but now I understand to keep a towel covering 3/4 of the screen and a spritz of water every other day is gonna help him so much

[@nathanieltate5001]

I've used a ceramic heat emitter. I spray the top of the hide on the warm side which is directly underneath the emitter. it evaporates the water and boosts my humidity.

[@lillieadam7836]

You should make a second channel. That would be gr8 👌. And great content thanks for blessing my eyes with the content.

[@GoHerping]

What kinda content would you like to see? and thanks :D

[@lillieadam7836]

GoHerping Maybe some gaming and challenges. Stuff kinda like that.

[@shaunabrown9518]

FOR THE LONGEST I WAS LIKE HMMMMMMMMMMM IS THT BEARDED DRAGON REAL¿ it waS DEAD STILL SO I CANE TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT WAS A TOY THEN IT STARTED MOVING

[@jrsproductions3]

Thank you for the help my snake always gets stuck in shed. I'm about to switch to coconut substrate and hopefully that will help. Currently we are using the roll out turf like mat

[@YT012334209]

I was struggling to get decent humidity in my BP terrarium so I added an extra water dish and mixed lots of sphagnum moss into the substrate (forest floor + eco earth) and my snek boi has been shedding in a single piece since!

[@RealHerping]

Hello so far so good the baby one is eating. thank u very much for ur help. I have a Black pastel. which is the little guy. and a 3 ft long Mojave

[@ImCrxa]

Great information !

[@bongdong706]

With my ball python, I use aspen fibers as the substrate, and when he begins to go into shed, I give him a humidity box. This helps to make sure there’s no chance of scale rot, as well as give him perfect sheds!

[@Adrian-kr8lx]

Please do a complete care guide for the Red Eared Slider.

[@nooblife7170]

Love your videos

[@andyjones945]

Very informative!

[@alexrector4171]

I love your videos... one of the better reptile youtubers. However, I am surprised your didn't mention a humidity box as an option considering it is perhaps the most simple way without having to change anything. In regards to aspen and ball pythons, you are very right that it's very dry and is not ideal for a ball python enclosure. But in my experience I have found that aspen WITH a humidity box is actually the ideal setup for ball pythons. They live in very dry surroundings in Africa but often enter termite mounds which are very humid. So, in my opinion, having aspen bedding might help the ball python feel more at home because just like in the wild if they are feeling dry they will go into a termite mound (in this case a humidity box). For my ball pythons they seem to thrive better with ~60-65% humidity at all times, including when in blue, and allowing them to use the humidity box as needed just like they would with termite mounds in the wild. Nevertheless, all the tips in this video are just as valid and effective, just wanted to add the humidity box on top of it. :D Thanks

[@samiiiduran3424]

Nice vid !!

[@samthefam5439]

Can you have heat mat and bulb and how do I fit a heat mat if the bottom of the enclosure is wooden

[@danielr7644]

0:52 for a second I wasn't sure if it was a beardy in the back

[@mackenzie5374]

Luckily my home town is extremely humid in the summer. I don’t mist any cages in the summer because it’s always 40-90% humidity (depending on what room I keep them in)

[@angstymango1544]

I bought some moisturizer for snakes, and its worked pretty well.

[@johnhurd9415]

Okay ????????

[@SnakeDude.]

We actually already live in the right humidity *indoors* for the snake I’m getting!

[@jean020508]

I've had my ball python for almost a year at this point. When I got him from a young girl who didn't want him anymore, he was so tiny that I assumed he was a baby. He had stuck shed when I got him and then didn't have problems again until now. He's been under weight the whole time and I'm trying to work on that. He was close to death when I got him. I am worried that I'll stress him out to much if I soak him again so soon. I was able to get all the shed off, other than his upper neck and head... I'm unsure of what to do at this point. The ball python I had years ago was much older and I never had these problems. This is a new to me even though this isn't my first ball python. Help! I don't want to stress my poor Bo out to badly, but I want to help him. I believe he's also about to shed again. His eyes are blue. I'm not sure if they are stuck caps or not. I've never had these problems before & I'm worried for him. 😢

[@esmaevanberkel5985]

i have my ball python since saturday and it is already going into shed! really excited but nervous at the same time!

[@gabbrielewilson6702]

I just got a BP last week. She's stuck in shed, on Aspen, and has been under heat lamps and a ceramic emitter for the past 3 years (roughly). I'm working on getting her a heat mat and switching her over to coconut fiber

[@techne360]

I use the ceramic lamp to keep my gecko at 40-50% humidity :3 I turned it off just now because I noticed he's about to shed!

[@deadryzen5096]

Can you do a king snake care/set up video?

[@GoHerping]

I don't have a kingsnake right now :/

[@deadryzen5096]

GoHerping awe man :/ but thanks for replying :D

[@bluepillpariahgamergoth8450]

Very helpful my new ball python has this problem.

[@abbylol8844]

With my CHE I put a small wad of wet moss in the corner on the warm side and it keeps the humidity from dropping to low in my baby corn snakes 10g.

[@P0rkchop]

Ceramic is porous and loves to absorb moisture, I'm sure this is amplified when the ceramic piece is a heat emitter

[@redbugga8312]

I got a 3 year old ball python that was used and I got a lot of the supplies with it it wasn’t taken very good care of your videos have helped a lot but his shed is horrible I live in a very dry place and can’t afford a humidifier so is the best option to use a different substrate or give it a bath or something?

[@rachelkelley3527]

Dylan Newbold try spraying a tiny bit of water on top of the hide on the side with the heat mat

[@theifavlog1427]

any issues or concern with your animal ingesting substrate? I use newspaper, for this reason - but it results in poor sheds. Would love to switch, but have heard horror stories of animals ingesting substrate and requiring surgery. Thx and great videos!

[@DanielSmith-vi6mb]

POST A REPTILE ROOM TOUR THATS WHAT WE WANNA SEE

[@dubs08r6]

For people that use Aspen bedding put a wet towel over half of your tank and spray the Aspen my humidity is always perfect and I won't have to spray for another 3 days

[@annabellebrooks849]

Hi and thanks for the great video. I can’t find your link to exactly what you buy on Amazon for the coconut bedding. When you have a second, I’d love to know. I’m interested in using a mix like you do. I have a 4 month old ball python and I’ve been using aspen bedding which keeps resulting in stuck sheds. Thanks so much!!

[@GoHerping]

I use "Eco Earth", "Forest Floor" and "Sphagnum Moss", all of which Zoo med sell. kit.com/GoHerping/best-reptile-substrates

[@Aidancordell]

I love ur channel

[@GoHerping]

thanks!

[@YoungNappyFree]

WHEN THE DRAGON IN THE BACK MOVED I JUMPED

[@morales9387]

Do you recommend forest floor?

[@GoHerping]

Forest floor's great, not for all species, but I use it for many of mine.

[@ginaricardo2746]

i have a plastic tub with great humidity but i use newspaper. i have a rock like hide will that be enough for my ball to shed on or do you recommend me putting a rock in to help or a different substrate?

[@hannahsstressed8101]

Is that a small bearded dragon on the shelf?😂😂

[@llamalady]

Is it possible to have a glass tank with a plastic lid ( for both humidity and aesthetics)? Im researching to get a ball python, I love the look of glass terariums, but I want whats best for the animal!

[@lostintaipei]

Do you turn off or down your snakes heating in the summer? I live in an unairconditioned apartment and it can get quite warm. My Royal python seems to be spending more time outside her hide (where the heating pad is) so I don't know if it's because she's hot or just felt like a change of scenery.

[@lostintaipei]

So do I. So I can assume that if the outside temperate got close to the set temperature inside the enclosure it would shut off?

[@jasonc3028]

Do boss have good eye sight? Can they See well in light

[@baconnation1042]

Is that a totoro stuffy in the back?

[@froggyfresh5193]

I’m thinking about just getting a humidifier to hook up to my snakes’ tank temporarily when they go blue.

[@DeathImI]

Unfortunately I just can't get the humidity up in the enclosure.. in winter time especially, I've tried basically everything… It's just leaking out no matter what. I mist it down once a day and I use a humidity box specifically when I see my ballpython going blue… so far its been working out: I've covered as much of the vents that I am comfortable with

[@SoggyWafflesPeriod]

How to prevent stuck shed ON pet snakes. My cheeky boi, I help lots.

[@cjthomas569]

I got my ball python in an aquarium with aspen bedding I don’t moist it or anything but my humidity is always at 78 or 77 I think it’s just cause Michigan is a humid state

[@trippychick92]

I have a baby eastern garter snake who we found about to be eaten by an owl. So we to him in he had she stuck on him and he shed his head and eye caps but the rest of his body will not she's even after eating. He has rocks and a rough hide. And we use a zoo med mat which is rough instead of substrate. I spray the tank once or twice a day and cannot get the shed off. Please help lol

[@platesweightspeaks]

Ok stupid question time, how can you tell when there is stuck shed or eye caps?? I dont even own a snake yet but I'm worried I would get a snake and it will shed and I won't realize it has stuck shed and they'll get hurt 😕

[@Hunter95xx]

do you use a heat lamp in your ball python vivarium?

[@beezechurger1732]

Does repti bark work ok?

[@christopherskaggs7523]

i love you so much

[@crylox8111]

anyone else notice the lizard on the shelf at 1:24 ? 😂

[@Jacques_Groleau]

How do I mist correctly to keep the humidity right?

[@reecegeorgens1755]

Also how do you measure humidity?

[@jayda8880]

Do you have anywhere that I can contact you because I have a few questions

[@GoHerping]

You can join our discord server and get questions answered. discord.gg/5TtgJeX You can also DM me on instagram or send an email, but I can only get back to some people unfortunately

[@PYROTOAD]

Yeah, my Kenyan Sand Boa has a lot of stuck sheds.

[@finn6536]

I like ur channel

[@amelialitke6785]

My snake shed for the first time today... it all came off in one piece but I didn’t see the eye caps on his shed and he’s in his hide.... do you think they most likely came off or should I check him to see if they’re still on his eyes?

[@Leo-tu8gh]

If you don't wanna change the bedding just make a humidity box

[@dillonholt3774]

Is fine crushed wallnut good for bearded drangon

[@apollogetically]

Dillon Holt nonononononononono

[@FieryCoal]

Crushed walnut is not good for almost any animal, it is sharp and spiny, even when it’s fine, it’s like the issue with sand, more harmful then it seems...

[@FieryCoal]

Steve Gee manufacturers do care, it’s how they make money, but the don’t bother because even if they were to take it down on there brand, the next brand will just get all the costumers, and I doubt that the government cares to ban crushed walnut, so it’s not the manufacturers, it’s the government, and why would they? It makes little sense for the government to care about a topic like this. So then the buyers are the problem, the more people buy, the more crushed walnut there are.

[@dillonholt3774]

If is so bad what is a good natural sub strate for bearded drangons

[@FieryCoal]

Dillon Holt aspen is a good one based on what I heard, you may want to check out goherpings video on substrate, it may help

[@Apocalypse544]

I think during my snake's last shed she didn't shed her eye caps. Idk just look like this plastic kinda look on her eyes so I'm guessing it's the eye caps. (This is my first snake. My dad owned a lot while I grew up but we weren't allowed around the snakes while they were shedding and etc.) but again ideas or help on getting rid of it?

[@animeowner1861]

What temperature should a Kenyan sand boa tank be?

[@fireheart5397]

Go to Snake Discovery page and look at her humidity box tutorial. My ball python LOVES his when he sheds

[@romanschuette6958]

Its summer and my hands are dry and cracked what is wrong with me, so I've been spraying my BEL ball python Liliths enclosure because its been very dry lately so I know shes from Africa so I dont wait for her to play little drums and pray for rain I just spray her terrarium like every week which unfortunately was not enough for the first time ever Lilith has stuck shed on her back ugh was using forest floor substrate for the first time never again dude going back to cocoblox tons of humidity in the cocoblox hopefully this doesn't happen again shes the only one of my snakes to have a bad shed thus far about to go do a soak and a bath with washcloth for little miss Lils Lilla Zilla (Lilith ) the ball python ty for the information mentally takin notes

[@reecegeorgens1755]

How do you fix the shed on their eyes if they have foggy eye caps, can you just pull it off their eye

[@tarahinton3204]

Can there be too much humidity for BP?

[@GoHerping]

From what I've heard, around 75-80% or higher is where you'll start having issues, like scale rot and respiratory problems if the humidity is left at those levels for too long.

[@emilyvasquez7939]

How about reptibark?

[@xxxXxxxwisperxxxXxxx]

I bought my first snake and it's a corn snake what's best for my snake to shed

[@nasro]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Plutoo_Mx5]

I don't know if my snake is shedding or not because when i got it he wasnt eating and his eyes are very cloudy! Please help! I want to know if its him shedding or something else

[@keenany9869]

notice bearded dragon on the shelf

[@gav86745524435335662]

At 1:15 his lizard goes behind the bunny thing...

[@Meganopteryx]

Sleepy dragon is cute

[@Terrowinn]

I need help with my ball python, i just got her and shes my first snake. I got her about 3 weeks ago and just refuses to eat. i have tried changing humidities and temperature but she refuses to eat. i have tried different colors of frozen mice and different sizes but she just acts afraid of the mouse. i tired in a different container too, i tried feeding her about a week after i got her so she could settle in. she is now 10 grams under weight, shes almost 3 months old, what do i do?

[@bethcam5139]

Terrowin im having the same problem I got my ball python on May 5th and he refuses to eat

[@Terrowinn]

she has been getting thinner though and starting to get loose skin and a dip on her stomach, is that alright?

[@Terrowinn]

alright, thank you for your help i really appreciate it!

[@olee8239]

Terrowin i think this could possibly work. You can possibly brain the mouse, which is when you cut open the mouse scalp, get the brain matter and rub it on the mouse's nose or put canned tuna or salmon juice on the mouse. Plus, you can thaw out the mouse in luke warm water until its completly thawed out(this can usually work for ball pythons, reticulated pyrhons, burmese python ect..),basiclly, anything with heat pits which are the little holes on their snouts.

[@olee8239]

Pythons*

[@kyle6133]

Hi

[@sammipopovici6224]

Early squad wya?

[@nandanparigi]

Hey looking for collab

[@kingoreptilestv9763]

Who else thought the lizard 🦎 in the back was fake at first

[@FromComedyToTragedy]

I totally thought that was a toy beardie until it moved lol

[@andrewpetersen3890]

Totoro!

[@Surrender17]

My snake had her 1st full shed yesterday. The humidity has been at a constant 60-63 due to the rise in humidity from the spring weather. Otherwise I struggle with it staying constant because leaving the fogger on constantly overworks the machine and causes the humidity to go too high. If anyone knows a solution for this, let me know. Also, she's in a 40 gal. tank with a mesh lid and overhead light and heat pad under her hide.

[@Surrender17]

Steve Gee thanks. I thought about getting that hygrometer thing that helps with the heat and humidity that turns on when the humidity level you input drops. I do have a timer that goes off every other half hour, but the humity drops fast during the time it's off.

[@Surrender17]

Steve Gee That sounds exactly right. In addition to the panels, I might try an led light instead, since she already has a heat source. I know they don't need overhead heating, but I always thought it helped produce humidity by evaporating the water in her dish and gave her the option of staying warm outside of her hide. I'll try the panels first, though. Thank you. You've been very helpful.