Even if you maintain good humidity overall, bad sheds do happen to Ball Pythons. They can be completely covered in dry shed, and it’s bad for their health. This happened to one of my snakes recently, so I thought I’d share what I did and some other tips…
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As you’re about to find out, bad sheds are reasonably easy to deal with. The important thing is that you take, safe, well thought out actions as soon as possible. If you don’t, your snake could end up stressed, sick, or even blind.
In this video we’ll take a look at:
• Ecdysis vs Dysecdysis
• What a healthy Ball Python shed looks like
• How I deal with bad sheds
• If products really work
Contents of this video:
00:01 Intro
00:55 Ecdysis vs Dysecdysis
02:07 The effects of Dysecdysis
07:00 What a healthy shed looks like
10:04 How I deal with bad sheds
15:45 Do products work?
17:23 Final thoughts
From this video I hope you’ll see why bad sheds can be an emergency. That said, they are pretty easy to deal with. As always, please comment or get in touch with any questions!
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