What is worng with my Boa?

[Sauzo]

He had constipation before 6 months. The reason for that i think was the substrate i was using. It was a normal plant soil and he swallowed a bit of it when eating. So i changed that to Aspin. He solved his constipation problem at that time alone by drinking lots of water more than he usually drinks. He sheds in one piece always at a humidity level between 70-75. Always the humidity inside his enclosure when not shedding 65-70%. Now he is in a small enclosure, size in feet 3,30 long, 1,65 deep, 1,65 high. because of this he is spending lots of time outside of his enclosure inside a room where the humidity is around 60%. I have ordered his adult enclosure, size in feet 7,20 long, 2,60 deep, 4,60 high. It should arrive at the end of this month.

I wouldnt say eating a little plant soil caused the constipation unless like i mentioned, he was dehydrated. The drinking lots of water is the part that corrected it. In the wild they eat all kinds of stuff mixed in their food...bark, leaves, dirt and whatever else can get mixed in on the floor of a South American jungle lol. All of my boas and retic have eaten stuff from Eco Earth to Reptichips to aspen and they never had a problem. My suriname managed to get her whole mouth so full of Eco Earth, she couldnt close it or remove it. I had to use a Q-Tip to wipe as much as i could out of the sides and front of her mouth and then use the Q-Tip stick to prop her mouth open while i tipped her head downward and used a spray bottle to spray out the Eco Earth. She did this twice. She still had nice juicy huge poops.

I personally feel 65% is a bit low since most people use cheaper hydrometer(myself guilty too) so the accuracy can be as much as 5-10% off which would mean a reading of 65% could really be 55-60%.

And spending lots of time outside shouldnt matter assuming the cage is high enough. My big girl is out for hours upon hours when its hot out as she hates hot weather lol. She spends about 4-5 hours sitting by a fan that pulls in outside air to the room. And she still has big juicy poops lol.

I'm just saying constipation in a snake isnt something that is common and is more of an indicator of husbandry issues. It's kind of like how usually the first thing people jump to in a snake that is acting weird is IBD which isnt common as well. Usually its something like a chemical, trauma, infection or the most common problem, overheating.