Why is my snake not shedding after eyes clear up?

[Evenstar]

Your post has raised a few red flags and I think there are a few questions I can answer for you. I will do my best to help you out. Please keep in mind that no one is here to be critical - this is only intended to help!!

Okay, I recently got a new "Columbian" Red tail boa. He is over a year old(Born in nov 2011) and I've had him for over 3 weeks. He has never acted aggressive towards me and he's a real sweet heart.
Well His eye's turned blue about a week ago, and they just cleared up 2 or 3 days ago. He isn't as active as he used to , and I'm wondering if that's normal since he should shed any time now. Completely normal. They will be much less active because they are getting uncomfortable. And boas seem to take longer than other species in this process once their eyes clear up - it can take some up to a week to shed from this point.

He didn't eat anything this week, while last week he ate 2 adult mice. (The pet store was only feeding him one mouse a week) He's about 2 1/2 -3 feet long. A little on the skinny side, but I'm trying to put some weight on him. The fourth or third day I had him he pooped. First off, it is common for them to skip a meal when they are in shed, so that part is normal. But boas are NOT ball pythons and should not be fed like them. I really doubt your boa is too thin. Can you post a picture so we can see what you mean by this? But boas should be lean. 1 adult mouse is pretty appropriate for a yearling. Please do not over feed your young boa - this is far more detrimental to their overall health than being on the thin side - and overfeeding can also contribute to regurging which can be difficult to stop and is quite harmful.

He used to be a lot more active than he is now. This week when I hold him, he's seemed a lot more grumpy/upset than usual so I put him back because I didn't want to stress him out. Due to impending shed. He is uncomfortable which will make him grumpy. Leave him alone until he's finished his shed.

I am using aspen bedding, he has a log in his sterilite bin that he uses as a hide.
Right now his humidity is really high, between 80-90 most of the time (Because he's in shed) and his heat is a little on the hot side (90-100 on hot side, 75-80 on cold side) because when I got him he had mucus in his noes, he has been getting better and the mucus cleared up, but since he's in shed I started seeing a tiny bit of mucus in his noes when he flicks his tounge. Your temps are too high as has already been noted. I understand that you wanted to bump his temps up because you were worried about the mucus, but that's a bit too far. His hotspot should not be more than 90 and NEVER more than 92. It is not the hotspot that you want to bump up. His normal ambient temp is fine at 75-80, but you want to bump that up to about 82-83 right now to help with a possible RI. I must note this - your temps should not FLUXUATE between 75-80. You need to maintain a steadier temp. Temps should never fluxuate more than a degree or two at the most. More than that is a roller coaster for your snake and can sometimes even be the CAUSE of an RI. Your humidity is also too high - even in shed. Let that go down to 70-ish. Boas are not problem shedders and he should do fine. And too high humidity can also complicate an RI.

I would make these corrections to your heat and humidity then wait until your snake has shed and monitor carefully to see if the mucus continues. If so, a vet trip is in order immediately.

How are you controlling your temps and humidity?? Do you have a thermostat? If so, what kind is it?

As I said before, this is only intended to help you - you obviously care for your snake very much and I, and everyone else here, just want to make sure you have the best experience with your new buddy that you can possibly have. I hope this helps you!