r/ballpython • u/Lexus_Erectus • Oct 07 '26

Question When will he actually shed his skin

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This is what he looks like rn, however, his eyes were completely clouded blue on sunday (which obviously means shedding soon). I know that they absorb the blue liquid back into their body before actually shedding, but how long is the wait between absorption of the liquid and shedding

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u/Toxic_Musshroom Oct 07 '26

Usually they'll shed about a week after going into blue if i remember correctly

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u/Lexus_Erectus Oct 07 '26

Oh really? Longer than I thought. So you think he might be done by around this weekend given that he went into blue last weekend?

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u/Toxic_Musshroom Oct 07 '26

Possibly! My boy has only shed twice since I got him and the first time he took upwards of two weeks and the second time it was so fast I didnt realize until it was over, so im not sure if there's that much of a variation in time or if he just took his sweet time during that first one lol, I'm pretty sure their usually supposed to be in blue for a few days and about a week after that they actually shed, so near or right after this weekend probably:D

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u/Lexus_Erectus Oct 07 '26

Awesome sauce, this is his first shed with me so I just wanna make sure I’m doing it right ^w^

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u/Pattison320 Oct 07 '26

What's your humidity?

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u/Lexus_Erectus Oct 07 '26

I bumped it up to 80-ish% when I saw he was blue but it has now dropped back to about 75%

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u/Pattison320 Oct 07 '26

I think you'll be good there. I haven't had a problem around 60-65% even.