Bad shed. Very bad shed.

[MikeV]

Nope, the meter is working. I tried the wet towel on the screen, and it went up to 72% a few seconds later. Also moved the probe to just above the substrate. After I misted the tank, the temp went down (the water was just under room temp so it makes sense), and the humidity went up. It's an Exo Terra hygrometer/thermometer. :] I think it works well.

Ah so it is indeed working

Well, Perhaps a 30 minute warm bath, followed by a gentle rub-down with a towel will help aid in shedding

good luck!

[shelliebear]

Ok. One more question: He has developed wrinkles all over his body. Is he dehydrated? How do I make him drink, if so?

[A.VinczeBPs]

Wrinkles are normal, it shows he's in shed. Since everything is working, I'd wait it out until tonight or tomorrow morning. See if any more comes off. If not, I'd try giving him a 30min bath, then letting him move through a damp cloth.
Then wait again see if he gets it off by the morning after.

[sarahlovesmiike]

When my BPs used to have bad sheds all the time I would soak them and they'd take nice long drinks. Snakes that don't like water probably won't drink though.

[Kaorte]

The wrinkles are normal when a snake has a bad shed. Once you get all the old skin off, the wrinkles will go away.

[wolfy-hound]

Maybe you could make him a humid hide and see if that prevents the bad sheds? It could also help him now.

Humid hide = a container(rubbermaid style) with a small entrance, filled halfway with moistened moss type substrate. When the snake is ready to shed he can go into it, to hydrate and rub in the moss.

I figure it couldn't hurt, and I use them on the geckos and on the occasional snake before I got everyone in the racks. Of course, Florida is super high humidity anyway. I hope he finishes shedding with the soaking.