I agree with everything mentioned above. Please follow those instructions well, as they are all necessary for you right now. The advice about putting your snake in a damp pillow case with towels is very good. I would do that right now and put it in the cage where it can stay warm. Just leave it there for 24 hours. Your snake will probably enjoy being in the dark, and it should really help him out with the shed.



I might add that getting a thermometer and hygrometer was good, however I'm afraid that you might have gotten the kind that just stick to the glass of your tank. You really need to be taking the temperature of the surface that your snake is laying on, so a better option would be one of those indoor/outdoor digital thermometers. They're really cheap and really easy to find. I got mine at Walmart for $12.



Another pointer that may or may not be in the care sheets. The undertank heater that you bought should really be put on a dimmer switch to keep it from getting too hot. Otherwise, they can burn your snake too. One thing that may help though is to take 4 or 5 sheets of newspaper and fold them up, put them inside the tank directly over the UTH, and tape them down. That will make it impossible for your snake to touch the hot glass, and it still heats up your substrate real nice.



If you can, try to give us an exact description of your set up and we'll try to give you the best advice we can! We need to know:



How big is your snake

What size is the enclosure

What kind of thermometer do you use

Where are you measuring the temperature

What wattage is you heat lamp

What are you using for substrate

Does the enclosure have a screen top

When was the last time it ate

What have you been feeding

How many hides are in the enclosure

How often to you hold your snake



Don't be afraid to ask questions...

Jeremy

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