My 2 rainbow boas shed today and my female shed in like hundred pieces of which a lot of them still attached to her body...
i soaked her for a few min in water and then made sure to spray some water into the hiding hole she sleeps in. But my male shed in 1 piece (prolly cuz i saw him soaking in the waterbowl on its on for like 30 min last night.
Do rainbow boas have more difficulty with shedding?
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shedding advice
michiel1981
Dec 23, 2003 04:07 PM
Replies (4)
PAL
Dec 23, 2003 04:54 PM
Sounds like you do not have enough humidity. I have a large opaque rubbermaid bowl with a hole cut in the top which I fill 1/3 with wet moss. When the cage humidity gets too low (like when I am not paying enough attention!) my rainbows climb into the rubbermaid.
michiel1981
Dec 23, 2003 05:12 PM
humidity is around 80% and i used to have such a bowl but my snakes never went in it
Jeff Clark
Dec 24, 2003 10:38 PM
Michiel,
. BRBs which have enough cage humidity usually shed their skin in one or two pieces. When they are kept too dry or do not drink enough they become dehydrated and have a difficult time shedding. 80% humidity may not be quite high enough for a little BRB. You may have an overall humidity in your cage of 80% but the snake may be staying in a part of the cage which is dryer than that. Little snakes will select where they spend most of their time based upon their needs. They need to be warm and humid and secure. They are inherently very shy and will seek security more than they will seek a comfortable temperature or humidity. If the only secure hiding spot is too warm or too dry they may spend most of their time there even though it causes them to become dry. Watch what your snakes are doing in their cage and try to determine what their actions are telling you about what they need.
Jeff
>>humidity is around 80% and i used to have such a bowl but my snakes never went in it
michiel1981
Dec 25, 2003 04:50 PM
This explains exactly what might be the problem, now i gotta figure out how to get the hiding spot in my warm end of the cage more humid.. i guess my female is more after security then my male. Thats kinda werd since when i got my snakes my male was the one hiding a lot and my female was fine and now its turned around.
