HELP!!! Humidity problems?

One more thing & it could be important: you said she "eats fine", so be sure to get a fresh stool sample for the vet to take a look at. Internal parasites ("worms") are one thing that can cause dehydration & malnutrition that results in bad sheds, & if that's the case, it's not very hard to fix. When a snake is sharing their food & water with parasites, it makes for bad sheds. It could be something else, of course, but this is something that really needs to be checked first & ruled out. ;)

It's not normal for a snake to get "stuck" in shed, & I suspect it's more than a simple humidity issue. But for future reference, if you notice this (or any) snake is going into shed (clouding up), I'd recommend that you hold off on food until after their shed is complete. Both shedding & digestion requires extra hydration from the snake's body, and many snakes just don't "multi-task" very well anyway. It could also be that because your snake is being kept a bit too warm, that if you fed her while she's in shed, that might have been enough to cause this dehydration & stuck shed? -That would be an even easier & nicer fix than parasites, eh? ;)

No she isnt under weight, she never skips a meal. Honestly i had been soaking her thinking she was dehydrated. Inky when i saw the lil skin flakes did i realise it was stuck shed. Im taking care of that now, by soaking for 20 min then using a damp cloth to get it off. Every care sheet inread recommended those temps but i have dropped them as well. I admit that the issue was my fault, im working to resolve it. I have a reptile vet and will be taking her. Thanks

You could give her a humid hide with damp sphagnum moss.

Typically most Boa imperators need average humidity of 60-65% - with about 50% on the warm side/basking spot and about 70-75% on your cool side.

I live in an area that tends to have very low ambient humidity, so even with PVC enclosures I usually have to fight to maintain good humidity levels. I am not a fan of ever soaking a snake unless there's a medical necessity like stuck shed. The usual tricks like large water bowls placed under the heating element to help with evaporation are definitely useful. But so far the best overall solution for me has been deep substrate - like a good 4" of ReptiChip - mixed almost 50:50 with sphagnum moss. Pour water into the substrate and mix it up until it's just slightly damp to the touch. You don't want it to be dripping water if you squeeze it.

Check it during your regular spot cleaning, fluff it up daily, and add about a cup (or more if needed) of water and stir it around again about once a week. That has allowed me to maintain a nice steady 60% in most of my enclosures. My Brazilian Rainbow Boa is a little jungle flower who wants her humidity at 90% or more, but the same strategy has worked with her - it's just that her substrate is a tad deeper and there's a higher ratio of sphagnum moss to ReptiChip.

As soon as any of my snakes show signs of going into shed... ( colours fade , eyes glaze over and disappear under the hides for days on end ) ... I start spraying the viv each day then after a while when they look normal again start spraying two or three times daily ..

100% good sheds each time ...


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