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T. radix Ranch
Troubled Shed (T. Butleri)
This evening I went to feed my Butler's (T.butleri) and found one of the babies with a retained shed.
Notice the dry look to the skin and folds of skin. I call this a crinkly look. She was also having trouble moving / bending.
I took a few photos and got her/him in a shed box. 30 minutes later I had to manually shed her starting at the cloaca. It was the only place I could get the shed loose.
The tail shed easily but the rest was difficult. I used a spray bottle to force water under the edge of the shed and peeled it backward.
After about 10 minutes I had her done and back in her enclosure.
I will keep a close eye on this snake to make sure she starts eating again.

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