King Snake Shedding Question

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QUESTION: Hi, I searched for an answer but couldn't find one that quite hit the spot.  We have a King that adopted us about 3 months ago (found in back yard).  She was most likely very young because she was pretty small.  Anyways she hasn't shed yet at all but seems like she might be trying to now.  Has slightly rough scales, like rough skin but not really visible to shed off.  Her eyes clouded up the other day but still no shed. We have tried making her cage fairly humid.  My question is how long should we wait for her to shed.  3 months is a long time for a young snake isn't it?  How long (days) should we wait now that her eyes clouded?  Thanks in advance for your help.

ANSWER: Hi Stephanie.  Yes, I would have to say such a young kingsnake should have shedded for you at least once already. The good news is that she is now in the process of having a shed. Once their eyes cloud up and then clear they will shed within a week or so after that. Make sure you provided a log or cave to assist in rubbing her shed off on and also a fresh bowl of water. That will provide enough humidity as you don't want her cage to be too humid as it can lead to respiratory infections in kings.   Good luck and let me know how she does :-)

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QUESTION: Hi, thanks so much for your response.  I also have a question about the humidity.  What % should it be in her cage?  We have it between 30-50% right now.  Boy these kings seem to be alot of work, we also have 2 gopher snakes that are a breeze and one of them was injured by my dog and she evens sheds easier than this King.  Thanks again for your help!!

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Hi Stephanie
In the most part, Kingsnakes do well with just the humidity of the evaporating water from the water dish.Don't add humidity for your kingsnake.  The water bowl is plenty even with shedding.  But For problem shedders (such as yours), you can make a humid hide by putting damp moss or a wet rag in a hide to keep a localized humidity level. It is important to keep the substrate and bottom of the tank dry and clean because if the tank is too damp it can cause bacterial and respiratory infections.The temperature range is more important to a kingsnake than the humidity level.The most common range I see to use is to have a temperature gradient of 74-76 degrees on the cool end and 84-86 degrees on the warm end. Take care :-)