Royal Python

[viva-la-escort]

got my python yesterday this has been usefull thanks

[kaleluk31]

Originally Posted by matty

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Shedding
A young royal python will shed it’s skin around once a month. As the snake matures, sheds will gradually become less regular.

When in shed, a royal pythons eyes will turn a cloudy blue and their colouring will become dull and washed out. After a few days the appearance of the snake will go back to normal and then a few days later the snake will shed it’s skin.

A royal may not feed during a shed so if this is the case then do not be alarmed.

Humidity should be raised slightly during shedding and a moist hide should be provided with either damp sphagnum moss or paper towel inside. Also, a rough surface would be much appreciated by the royal to aid in the removal of the old skin.

A royal python should shed in one whole piece, or thereabouts. Sometimes however, eye caps can be retained during a shed (they shed the skin over their eyes). If this happened, I would recommend placing your royal in a damp pillowcase for a couple of hours, after this time the eye caps should have removed themselves from the snake.After a she, a royal python should look bright and “fresh”

ive just done a thread when i got my royal hew was quite, would not eat ive only had him 2 weeks, ive just noticed at 228am hes shedding, i never knew cos im new at this, so what do i do, im really worried????

what can i do till the morning???

[M reptile]

i like it its to the point

[Salazare Slytherin]

Great care sheet I learnt a few things too.
I did not know royals were part of the boidae family I had to google it to check everything else though is superb

[Salazare Slytherin]

Originally Posted by kaleluk31

ive just done a thread when i got my royal hew was quite, would not eat ive only had him 2 weeks, ive just noticed at 228am hes shedding, i never knew cos im new at this, so what do i do, im really worried????

what can i do till the morning???

To be honest if he is shedding you should make sure he has sometthing to help him shed. a rock or branch or something (so he can scratch) it will help lol other than that I wouldnt worry to much but for the future provide a box in it with moss so he can gain appropriate moisture to aid in a healthy shed

[CharleyG.13]

I've had my Royal for roughly four weeks, 3 feeds later, I've had to bath him once to get him to poop, pooped fine the 2nd time... but it's been a week since he fed this time and still no signs of toilet... how long should it take for him to go? He's four months old & on fluffs at the moment