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I've had my baby burm since aug. 6th now. We've had mites, got rid of them
Had an eating prob, now eating regularly.
Its her 2nd shed with me, and its not in one piece.
Both sheds she was already broken on her back, so I would soak her and roll it off of her.
I have my 3ftW x 2ftH x 18inD cage at 80-90 degrees on the left side, with atleast 5 degrees less on the right side.
The humidity stay about 65-70% all the time.

What do I do short of taking her to a vet?
If I need to increase humidity, how high and without creating a bacteria box?
What other things should I consider?
Please help. This has always been a place for awesome suggestions and exact answers.
Thank you in advance.

It sounds like your set up is real good. One of the things I would recommend, if you haven't already done it, is to HEAVILY mist the cage twice a day once you know the little burm is in a shed cycle. That is usually enough to do the trick. If you have the money, go with a pro product misting system (I use them and am glad I spent the money on them....never had a bad shed since). You can also incorporate a humidity box in the cage which can be a plastic food storage container/etc. with a hole cut on the lid for access and fill the container with several inches of dampened spaghnum moss. Place it a little towards the warm end so the snake can rest in an area of warm and high humidity (they love these). Some folks I know, and I have had success too, is to put a cool air vaporizer/humidifier in the room. If you incorporate some of these things, I think you will see improvement. Remember, this snake just got over mites and perhaps some other ailments so it may just be a matter of time before he gets back on track. Even my adults usually shed in one piece by following the above (except the humidity box...not many containers can hold a 18' burm!). Hope this helps. Rob Carmichael, Director/Curator of the Wildlife Discovery Center, City of Lake Forest (IL)