Transporting while in shed

[Emily Hubbard]

My BP and I have been staying at my mom's house for the last 5 weeks over my winter break. But alas, tomorrow I am heading back to my apartment... and my snake is in shed. And she has been for close to 2 weeks, so she must be ready to molt ANY DAY! She is still curled up in her humid hide. I am just praying she will surprise me and be all bright and shinny and new when I wake up in the morning.... but I doubt it.

How do you guys think I should move her? Her moving box is a 15qt tub with a latching lid and air holes that has a really fluffy towel in it. That way she can hide in the folds of the towel and be really secure. I thought about just putting the whole humid hide in the box and stuffing the towel around it so it doesn't slide. She has not left the humid hide in almost 2 weeks, so I could just pick it up with her in it.

I have been OBSESSIVE about humidity this time to give her a perfect shed and I feel like taking apart her tank and reassembling it and moving the poor thing is going to destroy all of that hard work.

Anyway, I am about to crack open a 40hr heat pack to get it ready for tomorrow morning. Any advice appreciated, or even "haha, sucks to be you" is fine too.

[KatStoverReptiles]

How long is your drive? I don't think a couple hours will be detrimental to your whole humid plan.

[The Serpent Merchant]

How long is the trip to your apartment? I had the exact same thing happen to me a few weeks back. I just wet down the towel I used in the travel tub with hot water and kept the car at 80 degrees (made a miserable 2 hour drive but my snake shed perfectly the next day so it was worth it.

[Emily Hubbard]

The drive in about an hour and half. I like the wet towel idea, that could help a lot!

[The Serpent Merchant]

The drive in about an hour and half. I like the wet towel idea, that could help a lot!

As I said it worked for me, but I do live in the tropical rain forest that is Florida so my results could be impacted by that but as KatStoverReptiles said a few hours of low humidity shouldn't be too bad.

[Emily Hubbard]

As I said it worked for me, but I do live in the tropical rain forest that is Florida so my results could be impacted by that but as KatStoverReptiles said a few hours of low humidity shouldn't be too bad.

Yeah, I am in Northern California, so it is currently freezing cold and pouring rain!! I am pre warming the car, and then I have a huge blanket to wrap the tub in to and from the car. I am soooo not excited about moving all of Christmas presents and clothes, as well as my snake set up, in the pouring rain.

[Lolo76]

Oh yeah, it sure is raining in No-Cal this weekend! That's a good thing, though, since it means the ambient humidity will be nice and high... unlike our usual bone-dry weather. Good luck, and I'm sure the snake will be fine.

[satomi325]

I'm in Norcal as well. Weather is crazy. It was nice and sunny the other day and its just horrid now.

Good luck with your move and your snake's shed.

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[k8nkane]

Yes, weather is horrid in Northern California. This Michigander really sympathizes for you guys after receiving 5 inches of snow last night.

[Emily Hubbard]

Haha! No snow for us, you win. teehee! But we're Californians! Bad weather makes us whine a lot!