Whats up with her?

[Kahlua]

Firstly Merry Xmas Eve hope everyone has a wonderful day tomorrow!

I checked on my rosy boa this morning & noticed part of her body towards her tail is all wrinkly & shriveled looking...can anyone tell me what is wrong? Or is she coming into shed?

I only just got her Sunday & she wasn't like it.

[blackfish707]

Merry Xmas Eve! I have never owned Rosy's before, but I know my ball pythons sometimes look down right funky before they shed.

[Evenstar]

Looks like stuck shed to me. Is it only on her tail area? I'd maybe bump her humidity up a bit and see what happens when she does shed out. Might be fine, or she might need a little soak to help. Rosies don't need as high humidity as most other boas, but she may need some help in this case. But see what happens first - she might be able to take care of it herself with a little rise in humidity, or it might simply be how she looks before a shed too.

[Kahlua]

Thanks for your replies! Good news! She decided to shed yesterday...a perfect shed too & shes now more goregeous than ever no longer wrinkley! Guess she wanted to look her best for Xmas haha.

[xStatic]

Yeah, rosy boas can look downright awful before they finally shed! When I got my first rosy I seriously thought he was on death's door because he looked so terrible and wrinkly and sick, but then he shed a couple days later and looked just fine!