Another lesson about retained sheds

[Bogertophis]

Update-- her tail is okay!! It appears to have mostly healed and is still alive all the way to the tip. That was a close call!

I'm so happy to hear that. No matter what kind of snakes we keep, it helps to remember where they live in the wild- what the climate (& humidity) is like, & any habits they have that may affect the humidity they experience (like burrowing into termite mounds & rock piles, or occupying the burrows of other animals). All our houses remove the natural humidity via A/C & heating, but it also matters if we live in the desert, versus living in areas that receive lots of rainfall. There isn't a "one size fits all" answer, we just have to pay attention to what our captive snakes seem to need, & provide those options.

I'm so glad you posted about this...tail tips can be lost so quickly...it's something we all need to watch for.