Need Help with a new snake!!

[Shinon]

Hello everyone! I'm fairly new to these forums, and I have a serious question regarding a new snake I received.


I recently got an Albino Sunglow red tail boa, about a year old. She was shipped over night from not too far away (just a overnight ship), and I got her on Wednesday, so she's pretty new.

I have a couple of questions, as I am trying to ensure that she is comfortable etc. First of all, she has a nice enclosure (I made sure to include everything from hiding spots to climbing areas and a nice and big water bowl). I do know that I should wait a couple of days and let her kind of get used to the area and her new home. I soon found out that she is shed; she shed one big piece, and a couple of smaller bits and she still hasn't shed her tail yet. She started the actual shedding of the skin about a couple of hours after she arrived on Wednesday. She has also done her business in the new enclosure.


The thing I am worried about is that she's only been in one spot, even though when she got here she was moving around pretty well. Right now she's in the heating spot on a branch, and she's been there since Wednesday night. She has not been to the water bowl area of the terrarium. I am just slightly worried that she's going to be under stress and that I might 'wake up one day and find her limp'... I received word that the last time she was fed was last week on Wednesday, so should I wait to feed her until next Wednesday/Tuesday, or will she be too hungry resulting in me having to feed her sooner?


I also tried to mist her cage a little bit, to which she lightly hissed. This was about an hour and a half ago (from when I wrote this post).


So, should I not be worried and let her be for a couple of days or try to feed her soon? She seems lightly stressed/agitated, so maybe she's hungry?


Please reply as soon as possible, thank you!


-Shinon