Probably just being a worrywart, but ...

Lucy hasn't moved from the corner of her tank in a few days now. She changes position periodically and turns her head when I come in the room, but she's pretty much just been coiled up in that corner.

She is in her warm side. Hottest spot is 89°F but she scootched her hide back to an 85° spot. She herself is 84°. Cool side is 79° and ambient is about that as well. Humidity is about 52% but I am misting regularly as she is pretty deep in blue, as you can see from pictures. Heates by a uth (on thermostat of course) and a che on the center of the screen lid. She last fed Wednesday morning (early in the a.m.). The back and one side of her tank are covered by a sheet for more security.

I am used to her draping herself over her hides and she does seem to favor that corner, but I haven't ever seen her just stay there for days. However, I have only had her 3.5 months. Am I just being paranoid? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...39c8c85263.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b5a3bd9d0f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a9fb27d3d9.jpg

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Mine all disappear for a time when they're in shed .. Royals , Retic even hyper active King snakes ,,


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Perfectly normal for a snake in shed. Neither of mine come out of hiding at all during the process. It’s instinctual, as they are more vulnerable to predators during this time. She’ll be back to normal in a few days!

Phew, okay. We have moved the stuff arpund her tank since her last shed so I imagine it's harder to get around.

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Does she still fit in those hides? I know it should be a tight fit, but from that angle it looks like she don't fit at all...

Other then that, it is normal they don't move much during shed.

Just keep the humidity up high right now, mist more often, it looks pretty dry.

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Originally Posted by zina10

Does she still fit in those hides? I know it should be a tight fit, but from that angle it looks like she don't fit at all...

Other then that, it is normal they don't move much during shed.

Just keep the humidity up high right now, mist more often, it looks pretty dry.

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I mist every time I come in to peek at her, so every hour or two. I'm also going to throw some wet sphagnum in there.

She does fit, but sometimes likes to stick a loop out. I don't know if she is young enough to still be growing, she is about two and a half, but perhaps it is time to upgrade. Maybe too tight to be comfortable during a shed.

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Here are pictures of the hides, identical but for the snek on one. Picked them up at Petco. I don't think they have any bigger ones so I would probably have to find something online. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c1b6d0f3b0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2a6a0eb4e5.jpg

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Nothing to worry about. I typically don't see any of my snakes for days at a time while they're in shed.

Snakes don't come out of their hides often when they're in shed. They only do to switch from the hot side to the cool side. Once she sheds, she'll probably go back to exploring. :)

Well, my worry was that she isn't in her hides, just coiled in that corner. The pictures above were taken at the time of posting.

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