My corn snake isn't shedding her skin correctly, she always has loose skin and has a dull color. WHY?

I have had a beautiful corn snake, she is orange and white, and about 1/2 years old. In the past she would shed her skin in one or two pieces, she always had a bright beautiful color. For the past 6 months she sheds in clumps, is always very scaly, and her color is very dull. She eats well, I spray her tank with water every day and she has plenty of rocks, bark to rub up against. What could be wrong?

My corn snake isn't shedding her skin correctly, she always has loose skin and has a dull color. WHY?
usually this is do to low humidity


snakes usually soak in their water dish to help things along, when a snake first starts the sheeding process, they will get a milky look to the eyes and under the skin, what this is is the snakes skin secrete a liquid to help seperate the old skin from the new, this milk phase will last a few day, then they clear up, they should shed within a day or two, you may have to help them along by soaking them in shed ease, available at the pet store, then you may have to help them remove all skin, it is important to get it all, especially the tip of tail and eye caps. bring the humidity up by placing water dish under heat lamp and keep an eye on them throughout the shedding process, and make sure no old skin is left after shedding.....hope this helps
Reply:maybe the humidity isn't right, do you have a hygrometer in her cage. Also the temp could be wrong, do you have thermometers in her cage?
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Reply:Do you have a large enough water dish for it too soak in?
Reply:Check the heat
Reply:humidity might be low, try giving her a warm soak in the tub yo help loosen the skin and maybe assist her with those loose globs of skin.
Reply:They are right it's probably a humidity problem. This is what I do and it works really well. When she starts to go into the blue and her eyes haze over take a plastic container. I use a cool whip container. Cut a hole in the lid and fill it loosely with damp but not wet sphagnum moss. You can buy it at most pet stores. Wet the moss really good and then ring it out with your hands so it's not dripping. Put it in a cooler part of the cage and pick the snake up and just hold her so her head is near the opening you made in the lid. She should go right in. She'll probably dig and stay underneath the damp moss and she'll probably stay there a few days. Just check the moss every day and make sure it doesn't dry out. Re wet it as needed. This makes a great humid hide and will help immensely if she's having shed problems. Then when she's done shedding take out the container throw away the old moss and save the container for the next shed. I wouldn't save the old moss because it might get moldy from the dampness after a long time. My snake had a bad shed once. Since I started doing this she's had perfect sheds ever since.
Reply:QUIT spraying the cage daily. Corn snakes require a relatively dry substrate to live on %26amp; your daily misting can cause a constantly damp substrate which will cause all sorts of skin problems. Just give your snake a decent sized water bowl %26amp; keep fresh water in it. This will provide the necessary humidity.
Reply:make sure she has a large enouph bowl to soak in. Most problems with shedding is caused by poor nutrition and the body does not produce enouph oils under the skin to help it release. A one piece shed is the goal. Young corns will eat a prey item 1.5 times there size of its widest point about every 5 days and grow quickly the first year. Make sure the shed comes off the tail tip or it will become nueratic and fall off.
Reply:As snakes get older, their color starts to dull. My two year old amel, which is what I believe you have, is duller than her baby color, and I know this because her babies are bright red and white. She is a duller, but still nice looking red, along with orange, yellow, and white. Try putting a large water dish in the container that the snake can jump into whenever she wants to loosen her skin. There is also a thing sold at pet stores that helps snakes shed skins.





I also suggest buying a book on corn snakes. I have one and it is extremely helpful.

camellia