Brazilian Rainbow Boa husbandry question

[Lankyrob]

From the pics i would say a shed - may be worth taking a good look at his enclosure and water bowl just to be sure that it isnt mites. If not let him shed and see what it looks like after,.

[Snakesitter]

Originally Posted by Sapphyr

And thanks Sitter~ I don't know, he seemed pretty intrigued upon seeing it, stopping at the mouse pad before moving closer to it and getting on the screen. I'd swear he thought he could get in the game if he slithered into the screen. He was probably disappointed to find that's not the case.

Cut to random WoW player at home, talking to a friend:

"Man, I don't get it. Every time we enter a dungeon, our Druid just leaves combat and follows the sewer rats....."

;-)

[Snakesitter]

On the white scales: it's diifficult to tell for sure with a small picture, but I for now I'd agree with Rob, especially as some of the white seems to follow the edges of the scales. Has his belly gone pinkish, out of curiosity? That'd be another sign a shed is close.

Also watch his humidity carefully, those levels are especially crucial going into shed.

[Sapphyr]

Ha! Sewer rats.. Speaking of rodents, he's successfully eaten for the first time. I'm so relieved I didn't have any trouble because I've read that sometimes a snake won't want to eat before a shed or when they've been put into a new home.

At any rate, yes, his belly is a little on the pink side, it was one of the first things I noticed when I brought him home. Also, I've bought moss, some vine decorations(which he loves to slither on), and a live plant. His humidity is now at 80%, but since he's supposedly shedding, I've put a small plastic tub in there with water and wetted moss inside. Has a little 'door' cut out so he can go in.

[Snakesitter]

Sounds like you're on top of everything, Sapphyr. Congrats on the feed, and kudos on equipping with a moist hide. By the way, the fact he ate is a good sign that the white areas are not a serious health issue. Fingers crossed it will disappear with his shed.

[Sapphyr]

Yey! Glad to hear everything checks out ok.~

I did, though, take pictures of his environment and took a video of him eating! You can also see him enjoying his humidity hide in the second picture.

[Snakesitter]

Cool video, thanks for sharing! The humid hide looks good, plastic containers like that work well for the purpose. What do you have it packed with?

[Sapphyr]

Originally Posted by Snakesitter

Cool video, thanks for sharing! The humid hide looks good, plastic containers like that work well for the purpose. What do you have it packed with?

I put a large chunk of moss in there, wetted it with warm water. Thinking maybe I should put wetted paper towel under the moss, but I'm not sure if it's necessary.

I've also switched the cave and the hide spot, since the hide spot's water eventually cooled and became cold since it was on the cool side.

[Snakesitter]

Good call switching the moist hide to the warm side, that way it will keep the humidity up. Paper towel is an option if you like, but I don't use it in my hides, either -- the moss has always been enough.

[Sapphyr]

Originally Posted by Snakesitter

Good call switching the moist hide to the warm side, that way it will keep the humidity up. Paper towel is an option if you like, but I don't use it in my hides, either -- the moss has always been enough.

Mmk then.~ He absolutely loves nothing more than to slither into his little humidity box and just wrap himself half way along the edge of the moss chunk.~

[Snakesitter]

Yeah, mine too! :-)