Quote Originally Posted by Izzys Keeper View Post
Ok heres the list of problems....
Shes been in shed for about a week and a half and alreay went through the cloudy stage. shes cleared up quite a bit but never actually started shedding. Shes refused last weeks meal. I just swapped her very old cedar bedding for some aspen bedding. For about 4 or 5 days shes been acting wierd and hasnt left her water bowl unless i pull her out. Yesterday i pulled her out and she sat there for about 5 mins stretching and realigning her jaws. No signs of mouth rot. i was thinking it was 1 of 2 things....
1. i had a small breakout of fleas (i believe they were fleas) in my tank but ive completely changed everything and scrubbed it out nice

2. the new bedding is upsetting her and shes not used to it (but she started acting wierd before the change).

Please advise...
Ps... I dont know the exact humidity but i do know it has went up do to the
addition of a bigger water bowl and a wet towel over the top. temps are 84-90 as ive always had them
Hello:
You should have something to read the humidity in the tank, you can pull the snake out of the water and check in the water bowl for little black specs, if you see them, than the snake has mites. Your best bet is to google PAM. It can be ordered offline and is the most recommended around the site.

The reason I say you need to buy something to measure humidity, is because your snake will ned a constant 60% humidity. When the shed cycle starts, you should bump this up.. Few mists a day should do the trick.

Do you have the snake in an aquarium or a tub? And if you believe the snake may have mites, take out the bedding and put them on paper towel, this makes it easier to tell if the snake has mites.

Your ambient temps seem a bit high as well. I believe 82-84 is recommended.

Cheers,

Mike