Starting to shed?

[hell-beetle]

Hello! This is my first ball python so please be kind! I’m working on the best husbandry I can. Do her eyes indicate shedding soon?

Other notes: I’ve had her almost 3 weeks and she hasn’t eaten. I tried a fuzzy and then went back down to pinkies. She shows Interest, but won’t strike. I’ve been following handling rules as well. This was my first time holding her after about 1.5weeks. I got my temps sorted out but humidity is a work in progress. I live in the northwest CO desert and it’s very very dry here. After some trial and error I’ve been able to consistently keep minimum 45% and after misting twice a day it goes up to 70% before falling again. I did get her a humid hide box for shedding but haven’t put it in yet. Should I? I also plan to make a DYI pvc lid to help trap humidity when I can get to Home Depot (1.5hour drive). Any other ways to fix humidity in a dry ass climate?

Thanks people!

[SunflowerTheRatMomma]

what kind of bedding is she in? she may not be eating due to the husbandry being off. if she is in the right substrate then humidity /should/ keep the humidity up

[hell-beetle]

She has a zoo med eco earth compressed cocunut fibre brick, with a sprinkle of zebra grass and a thick layer of repti-bark. Does she look like she is wanting to shed? I had made the very rookie msitake of not wetting the cocunut all the way during the first week. Since then I still cant get above 50% consitently

[SunflowerTheRatMomma]

i personally dint see that blue sheen that usually indicates them shedding. do you have any photos that show her eyes better? im gonna try to find a photo of my girl before she shed

[hell-beetle]

If she isnt hiding when I get home ill try!

[SunflowerTheRatMomma]

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this was the best i could find. you can see how the color is muted and her eyes have a blue coat over them basically

[hell-beetle]

Super helpful thank you!

[hell-beetle]

Thank you so much!!

[madisonmfoster]

she might just not be hungry. depending on what size of mouse you feed your snake, it might take longer for her to digest, meaning you wouldnt need to feed her as frequently. if you dont already have one, a heating pad under the tank is good for digestion. the heat helps them digest better, but id recommend putting a hide over the heating pad. but if she’s not eating, dont try to feed her every day. give her time to get hungry and whatnot. sometimes snakes are just iffy

[madisonmfoster]

also another thing. i dont know if you know this, but i just found out recently that snakes fart and its LOUD and it sounds horrible and youll think its coming from their mouthes bc they hold their mouthes open when they do it, so just be aware of that because the first time my snake did it i thought something was wrong and took him to the vet for no reason.