Sand boa shedding issues!!

[Mothwitchery]

I have a pair of Kenyan sand boas (anery and dbl het snow)

the male has always shed perfectly, ate like a monster, etc.

the female is a little "special"

i suspect she got somewhat overheated on a move.. Was very lethargic and limp, but I soaked her and took care of her and she has finally seemed to recover, although she is still not as active and alert as the male. (This has been months ago) She eats fine, she just doesn't really seem to be "all there" (although that means she's super sweet... Never strikes or gets annoyed)

the issue is at this point she never sheds well... I have tried sand or aspen chips (male was fine on both, she couldn't shed correctly on either) I soak her, try spraying the enclosure... Nothing seems to help. I resort to sitting down for an hour or two and trying to remove old skin because it gets to the point where there are two sheds still attached. Luckily she doesn't mind this what so ever and even seems to like it once she realizes what I'm doing.

I just don't know what else I need to be doing to help get/keep here as healthy as possible. Help would be appreciated.

[alykoz]

what is your humidity at?

[Neal]

What are your temperatures at and humidity at? How are you heating the enclosure?

[Mothwitchery]

Humidity is generally about 60-70 anyway... It's GA anyway and I keep the air turned up and windows open a lot. I've tried misting and soaking her, but doesn't really seem to help much.

I don't trust my thermometer, planning on getting one of those infrared ones soon. I have a tank with reptile sand and undertank heater under half of it. Have also tried a light instead, but they seem happier wi this set up.

[Tim Mead]

Overheated may have caused brain damage, thus the "specialness" about her.. If this is the case it may affect here ability to shed from here on out..

[lefty]

do you have a humid hide? i live in utah, our humidity is at 8% outside right now. its at 16% in my house. my sand boas both have a humid hide. just a dome filled all the way with moss that i mist when they are going in to blue. the burrow under and up inside and have never had a bad shed. i would suggest a humid hide for sure(if you dont already have one)

[Mothwitchery]

I will try that.. Humidity here in GA has been pretty high, but that may help her.

[Mothwitchery]

Just wanted to come back and mention that I switched to a courser sand and it took care of all her issues... She looks great now and eating like a pig

[BLM94]

What are you using to measure your humidity? Sand boas don't usually take a lot to shed properly, but if its truly bone dry any reptile will have a tough time.

As a side note, is your heating pad monitored by a thermostat? Humidity aside, an un-checked heat pad can reach temps dangerous for any pet.

[BLM94]

Whoops, just saw the last post. Good news, and good luck moving forward