BRB soaking

jglass38 · 10-21-04, 05:01 PM

So my BRB has been soaking in his bowl for 4 days straight. Right before he went in there I noticed he was going into shed. His skin became rough and opaque and his underside turned a tan color. He still looks exactly the same after 4 days of soaking and has not shed yet. Is this normal? Temps are 74-78 ambient with a basking area of 82-85. He definitely doesnt have mites and has been eating fine. Actually today is day 8 since he has eaten. I didnt want to feed him yesterday since I figured it would be too stressful during shed. Thanks all!

Jamie

Big_V · 10-21-04, 05:45 PM

Maybe there isnt high enough humidity in the enclosure. Mine usually just soaks after he has eaten but low humidity may be my guess.

wyz · 10-21-04, 05:57 PM

Very weird...

The easy answer would be "mites"... but if you say he doesn't have any... hard to say why a snake would stay 4 days in a water bowl other that wanting more humidity, and still...

I rarely see mine in there, usualy right after their meal, but no more than that.

Wait for him to shed and have a real close look at its scales. BRBs do stay "in shed" for a long while... sometimes mine are white for a week or more and they allways end up with perfect shed.

Give him time, but monitor him often.

WYZ

jglass38 · 10-21-04, 08:30 PM

The humidity is at least 80% (the acurite shows HI). It is not humidity and definitely not mites. I figured it was because of shed.

jglass38 · 10-24-04, 01:25 PM

It turns out that Sasha was in shed. I fed him last night since it had been 10 days and he is underweight. (which he took no problem). Today he shed perfectly!