Carpet Snake Shedding Skin

If you can cope with the idea of a snake in the attic it s best to leave them to it.

Carpet snake shedding skin.

Although it s perfectly natural shedding is stressful for your snake. Note the belly patterning has cleared up. 9 foot west papuan carpet python. Also the belly is now as white as the post in the right side of the background.

The upside is that you can ease some of the stress by learning the signs that your pet is about to shed and taking steps to ensure that the process goes as smoothly as possible. Snakes naturally shed their skins on a regular basis and a healthy shed is important to their general well being. Shedding of the old skin. Adding coarse materials like tree branches tree bark and pine cones can help your snake shed its skin more easily.

Grey s eyes have cleared up but his skin still looks darker than usual. The snake will soon be ready to shed the old skin. If you find a skin a snake expert at the local museum will be able to identify the species. You can also create a moist shedding box by poking holes in a shoe box placing damp paper towels inside and putting it in the aquarium.

If a carpet python is in your roof it s looking for rodents to eat. Music by the filmmaker is a live recording called mystery meditation created with an electric guitar and a boomerang phrase.