Bad shed

[kibakiba]

Its best to do it asap, the skin can fuse together and be extremely hard to get off.

[guidofatherof5]

Its best to do it asap, the skin can fuse together and be extremely hard to get off.

Very good point to bring up Chantel.

[Serpico]

I know...
I should have done it immediately, but the time was late, and my mind was a bit confused, so I chose to wait until morning.
And I did it.
The container is a clear plastic 35x25x20 cm, with lid, I have used a heavy cloth, soaked in warm water, and I have introduced some pieces of flat bark, soaked into warm water too, thinking that the movements of the snake sandwiched between cloth and rough bark would help the shedding of the skin.

And it happened exactly as forecasted. Mila, after few minutes spent searching for an escape, started drifting lazily into the container, flicking her tongue and trying every fold of the cloth.
It did not happen in 30 minutes, rather there were about 2 hours from beginning to tail shed.
The last part happened into my hands; noticing she had stopped moving, I took her gently into my hand, and when she moved again, the skin finished shedding from her body onto my palm.

The skin was in tatters, but at least, she is now covered with brilliant black and yellow stripes (apart for the small scar she has on her neck, pity I did not see it when I bought her...)..

Many many many thanks to all of you who contributed decisively in solving this issue (first time for me)...and...here are the pics, you hav earned them all!

God bless you!

Pg