Quote Originally Posted by mainbutter View Post
All of my biggest carpet python's sheds seem to not roll out nicely, and end up being about 3/4 as long as him due to a wrinkle factor.

Our rainbow boas however shed EXTREMELY nicely, and in fact don't even roll up their sheds. Their sheds come out completely straight off of their bodies. Next time they shed I hope I'll remember this thread so I can measure and come back with results.

For fairly accurate length measurements, use this program:
http://www.serpwidgets.com/Apps/measure.html

just take an OVERHEAD picture of your snake on the floor with little to no angle so you get a nice, flat 2D image without any depth of field. Make sure you have a ruler or extended measuring tape (or other measurable item for size reference) in the picture. The longer, the better and more accurate you will be. Use the program as instructed to measure your snake!
Wow, I didn't know there was such a cool program for getting an accurate measurement with a picture. I'll have to check it out! And, btw, I think you're right - the wrinkle factor seems to reduce the shedded skin's length - in my case by a factor of only 10% shrinkage.

P.S. - It's really cool your r.b. boas shed out in one piece without rolling! What kind of substrate are they on? My BP is on paper toweling with humidity in the 70-80% range during shed and has plenty of rough rocks to rub against in her tub - but I think she sheds at night in her hide because that's where I've found her skins ... right next to her in her warm hide.