Comments on: Making a humid hide for your snake

By: Flood_lilly

Flood_lilly — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:19:00 +0000

Hi we have had a ball python for about 5 weeks it is 2 years old now and he/she is starting the process of shedding. We got him for our sons 12 birthday and he loves him and wonts to hold him but after reading your page he knows now he has to wait.Your tips are great but I do have one question.
Should I try to feed my snake at this time? He eat a dead mouse every week and is due one now.

By: Seikon

Seikon — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:06:00 +0000

My Female Ball python had a bad shed, and her head skin didn’t come off. I have part of it off, but stopped at the eyes because I was afraid of hurting her. Should I let her do this on her own, or finishin taking it off?

By: Pet Snakes

Pet Snakes — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:07:47 +0000

I'd take her to a vet that specializes in reptiles (primarily snakes) if you haven't already. Ball pythons are notorious for going off their feed for months (3 to out of the year but typically this happens during the winter. What kind of python is she?

As far as force feeding, it puts a heck of a stress on their system. How long do you wait between feedings? If she's not losing mass at an accelerated rate it doesn't hurt to let them fast for a few months. Just make sure she isn't losing a lot of weight and get a vet to check her out as well.

By: Chandler_moore

Chandler_moore — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:48:05 +0000

I have a questin, I ave read all the different tips on feeding snakes and making them eat. I have tried them all from drenching the pinky mouse in chicken broth or tuna (done them both) making sure the tank is clean always, water is provided, proper heat and everything. she is a python and she refuses to eat anything! I have been force feeding since the beginning of June and that was 3 months after she was born. Am I to keep force feeding?

By: PetSnakes

PetSnakes — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:28:59 +0000

Try out this tips on how to help a snake shed