Received a pastel albino boa constrictor in shed.

Tristian21 · 04-17-17, 07:56 AM

I got a boa constrictor yesterday from someone. He is already in shed and it looks like the people didn't know what they were doing. It looks like they didn't have the right humidity set for him and he's having a bad shed. Should I wait a week or so and see how it goes on its own or should I soak him in warm water? I got his humidity set right and I have his temperatures set right

TRD · 04-17-17, 03:16 PM

I'm all for letting the snake do it's thing and helping only when required. As you say, you are setting the humidity and temp up as they should, he'll do fine in no-time. A good shed cycle is started before the actual signs become visible, snakes take up the required humidity before turning blue, not during.

And welcome to ssnakess

trailblazer295 · 04-17-17, 03:30 PM

I'd knock the humidity up to help him shed and see how it goes. As long as the eyes, tail tip are clear and no tight spots wrapping the body I'd let it come off on it's own.

Tristian21 · 04-19-17, 10:17 AM

Well he shed a little over half of his body. He still has some on the tip of his tail and some over his neck and some of the area past his neck. Forgot to mention that he is still a small baby. This is probably one of his first couple sheds

trailblazer295 · 04-19-17, 02:41 PM

Keep the humidity high and give him a few days, should come off on it's own.