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Charlene89
01-06-2019, 12:01 PM
​on Jan 1st, 2019 I noticed his eyes were a bit foggy and he seemed dry. He wouldn't come out of his cave for anything, food, water or to investigate. On the 4th day I put him in a moist box with wet paper towels and he stayed between that and his hot spot. I tried to feed him on his normal feed day but he wasn't interested. I thought he was dehydrated because its the middle of winter. I didn't think he would shed. Boy I was HAPPY to be wrong! This is my first snake and it was by accident. I've seen them in my yard and said hi but never owned one. I was so worried he was going to die. He looked so miserable! I woke up today to a fully complete shed wrapped around his cave. Its whole, you can even see the eye parts. I was so excited! I'm glad he is OK. I was so afraid! He looks so pretty freshly shed its amazing! I'm happy I seem to be caring for him correctly. I posted a picture of it in my hand but its bad quality, I will try to add a better picture to the members gallery.

Charlene89
01-06-2019, 12:13 PM
Added one more slightly better picture.

Charlene89
01-06-2019, 01:15 PM
Added 2 clear pictures(white toilet paper background) with an object (BIC lighter) for size comparison to the members gallery. Much better quality than the photo below.

MNGuy
01-08-2019, 02:02 PM
That's great! Glad to hear he had a good shed. As a newbie, I always worry, too.