Eyelash viper bad shed

Koosman09 · 04-17-16, 11:33 PM

Hey guys need some quick advice on my year old eyelash. I was away in the Middle East for 3 months and my brother was taking care of my snake, when I got back he looked very dry and dehydrated! Yes I killed my irresponsible brother but my fault, anyways he had a horrible, dry looking shed going on, one of the worst sheds I've ever seen on one of my hots, I immediately hydrated the hell out of him when I returned and soaked him multiple times for hours right when I got back. He's deff looking a lot better. My question is, would it be bad for the animal to constantly be soaking him until he looks perfect again and also constantly spraying and soaking cage to keep the humidity really really high for a few weeks, I connected a humidifier which is constantly blowing vapor into the enclosure: is there such thing of over humidifyimg these guys/over soaking him. I ask bc I've been in Costa Rica multiple times and watched these guys in there natural soaking rain habitat. I remember once when I was a little boy I over sprayed one of my chameleons which actually killed him

. Live and learn. Any comments / advice would be awesome! Thanks guys. Photo attached is him in his prime! What I'm trying to get him back to.

toddnbecka · 04-18-16, 12:20 AM

Main danger from humidity is RI, possibly scale rot, but that depends on ther species of the snake. Rainbow boas live happily with very high humidity that would kill drier-climate species over tme. I doubt it would be a problem short-term to get that one back into shape, though I'd certainly watch it closely. You may be going overboard with the vaporizor.

**Aaron_S** · 04-18-16, 12:47 AM

As long as the shed isn't on the head/eye caps, tip of the tail or around the body I'd just let it be and let the old skin come off in the next shed.

Nightflight99 · 04-18-16, 09:23 AM

The key to resolving that issue is how much shed was retained and where. Based on your description, there is a significant amount of shed that was retained for a long time, which can make it challenging to remove and could cause serious problems down the road (and yes, extreme cases of this can be fatal).

If it were me, I'd soak the snake every day for 4-6 hours, but without increasing the humidity beyond regular values for prolonged periods of time.