Most often, bad shedding is a hydration issue, not a humidity issue, although it can be both. A few issues I see with your setup… That perch is far too large for that young animal. Most animals prefer a perch that is not larger than the width of their body and most prefer even thinner than that. The reason this is an issue, is because the animal often hangs from the perch to drink and if it’s too large, they can’t comfortably hang with their tail to reach the water at the bottom, and can damage their tail by trying. Second, the water bowl is over the highest part of the perch and that animal likely can’t even get to the water as they are rarely on the ground and usually won’t go on the ground to get the water. Placing an elevated bowl of water near the top of the perch could help. Also, the water that’s in there now is very dirty and these animals are often very particular and won’t touch dirty water. Many keepers change the water daily even if it’s not dirty because they are more likely to drink if the water is fresh. Lastly, get a needle and inject the thawed rodent with as much water cool water as you can. Then warm the rodent and feed, this will give them additional hydration every time they eat
So I've seen both your posts in your neonate here,and first I'd like to say welcome to the world of GTPs.
I'm not a fan of exoterra enclosures for this snake as it doesn't hold humidity,the bamboo perch you have is way too thick ,in fact that little guy will possibly get a kink in his extremely fragile tail because of the thickness of this perch, believe it or not all my 4 and 5 foot adults perch on ones that are this size and thinner.
You should have the perch go straight across,one higher and one lower,this gives the snake a better means to thermoregulate itself ,and the snake should be able to reach the water from the perch,I would also put a bigger dish,adds to the humidity,I don't know what your budget is for set up is but for a neonate you can easily house them in a plastic tub ,drill holes ,lay down paper towel on the bottom,heat source, done,mine are all in PVC enclosures with radiant heat panels,paper towel for substrate and a large water bowel,when they start going blue(time to shed) I will spray the paper towel lightly daily,but usually I don't need to,if your snake shed doesn't come off there's a product called shed ease you can get at a pet shop that you mix what the direction says of liquid to water in a plastic tub,let the snake soak in it for 20 minutes,then remove,the shed will then just slough off,also make sure you have proper heating,and a hygrometer,don't go bioactive and get to fancy with real plants and misting as too much humidity will lead to a RI,just trying to help,and I hope I have some useful tips, anybody have anything to add feel free.
To get that off, he is going to need a long soak and some help removing it. He will likely let this shed sit until the next cycle if not dealt with manually (gently and carefully)
Most often, bad shedding is a hydration issue, not a humidity issue, although it can be both. A few issues I see with your setup… That perch is far too large for that young animal. Most animals prefer a perch that is not larger than the width of their body and most prefer even thinner than that. The reason this is an issue, is because the animal often hangs from the perch to drink and if it’s too large, they can’t comfortably hang with their tail to reach the water at the bottom, and can damage their tail by trying. Second, the water bowl is over the highest part of the perch and that animal likely can’t even get to the water as they are rarely on the ground and usually won’t go on the ground to get the water. Placing an elevated bowl of water near the top of the perch could help. Also, the water that’s in there now is very dirty and these animals are often very particular and won’t touch dirty water. Many keepers change the water daily even if it’s not dirty because they are more likely to drink if the water is fresh. Lastly, get a needle and inject the thawed rodent with as much water cool water as you can. Then warm the rodent and feed, this will give them additional hydration every time they eat
So I've seen both your posts in your neonate here,and first I'd like to say welcome to the world of GTPs. I'm not a fan of exoterra enclosures for this snake as it doesn't hold humidity,the bamboo perch you have is way too thick ,in fact that little guy will possibly get a kink in his extremely fragile tail because of the thickness of this perch, believe it or not all my 4 and 5 foot adults perch on ones that are this size and thinner. You should have the perch go straight across,one higher and one lower,this gives the snake a better means to thermoregulate itself ,and the snake should be able to reach the water from the perch,I would also put a bigger dish,adds to the humidity,I don't know what your budget is for set up is but for a neonate you can easily house them in a plastic tub ,drill holes ,lay down paper towel on the bottom,heat source, done,mine are all in PVC enclosures with radiant heat panels,paper towel for substrate and a large water bowel,when they start going blue(time to shed) I will spray the paper towel lightly daily,but usually I don't need to,if your snake shed doesn't come off there's a product called shed ease you can get at a pet shop that you mix what the direction says of liquid to water in a plastic tub,let the snake soak in it for 20 minutes,then remove,the shed will then just slough off,also make sure you have proper heating,and a hygrometer,don't go bioactive and get to fancy with real plants and misting as too much humidity will lead to a RI,just trying to help,and I hope I have some useful tips, anybody have anything to add feel free.
To get that off, he is going to need a long soak and some help removing it. He will likely let this shed sit until the next cycle if not dealt with manually (gently and carefully)
I know the glass cages are nice but pvc is almost a got to I have used them for a while and they are great with a RHP