The tip of my baby corn snake's tail is black, I guess the shed skins have compiled there. I have heard to soak it, but I'd appreciate it if the pros coudl tell me exactly how to do this; how warm should the water be, how deep, and what container and how long? Thanks very much, I just don't want to harm my corn snake while helping him.
Tip of corn snake's tail is black
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pic please,sometimes you get exposed bone,otherwise just luke warm water,just an inch of it in a plastic or whatever tub you got.Keep away from drains.Let it soak either with you still holding it or without for a few minutes and then rub it towards the base of the tail like you rub dead skin off after a sunburn.You dont want to rub your snake too hard,lol.
if its black it sounds like the tip is already dead. the skin that didnt come off with the shed dried and constricted the blood flow at the tip. id take it to a vet and have them cut it off and apply antibiotics. your snake will be fine. in the future, i would increase humidity during sheds. or supply your snake with a humid hiding spot.
not always the case it could have swallowed a piece of shavings or some thing what is it being kept on is it poohing normaly is it black after its but
if all that checks out then ya it could be the shed lol
if all that checks out then ya it could be the shed lol
Okay, I'll get pics up tommorow. I feed him a frozen pinkie mouse every week, and the humidity is usually between 40-50. I try keeping it up by spraying the tank with water.