My BP seems weak

This morning I checked on her and she is in blue. She just seemed a little weak to me. I check on her again just now and same thing. She doesn't show any other signs of illness though. Been eating just fine too. Temps and humidity are right. Is it just because she is going into shed? I've read they can become lethargic, but she never has before.

Probably just because she's in shed...but to be on the safe side, I'd encourage her to drink water...it will help her shed anyway, & shedding can cause dehydration in
snakes. Dehydration can cause weakness & low blood pressure in most any creature, including us.

If she won't drink from a bowl put up to her mouth, you can also just mist her...many snakes will drink beads of water off their coils, just as they do in nature when it rains.

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Originally Posted by Shyanna

This morning I checked on her and she is in blue. She just seemed a little weak to me. I check on her again just now and same thing. She doesn't show any other signs of illness though. Been eating just fine too. Temps and humidity are right. Is it just because she is going into shed? I've read they can become lethargic, but she never has before.

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Like Bog said, more than likely because of the shed. They become very secluded and subdued when going into shed. I have a lesser female who does all sorts of weird things before going into shed. I have others that act like nothing is happening and will run into tub sides blind looking for food.

Well reading this has been a relief. She has always been a little less active during shed, but she has never done this before. I figured I'd go ahead and post about it just in case. Better safe than sorry. Thanks for the help guys!