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We just got a rainbow boa and an albino burmese python about 2 wks ago. The python started shedding, his whole tail end (up to about a foot) shed but the rest of him (he's about 3 1/2 ft total) is still really patchy and keeps looking worse. He hasn't shed at all in the past 4 or 5 days. I heard this can happen when they're dehydrated. We always make sure theres clean water in his dish and its big enuf for him to bathe in, we spray his cage a few times everyday (but sometimes the humitidy is sill low, about 48%) and his temp is anywhere from 70-85 F (we're having a hard time keeping that up also since it's been colder out the past few days. Any advice would be great, i want to get this poor little guy back to health!

have u tried giving him a bath in ur tub just gotta get water pretty hot and put him in and try to keep him in for 20-30 minutes which should help him with his shedding usually they will not go and sit in their water if it is not hot make the water in the tub like 90 degress i think and only fill up ur tub a little bit so it is like 1 in high in water
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1.1 Morelia Spilota Cheyni - Jungle Carpet Pythons
1.0 Albino Burmese Python

"just gotta get water pretty hot and put him in"

There is no reason to get the water pretty HOT. Water shouldn't really reach much if any higher than the temp of it's basking spot (Typically about 92 degrees). Overall, water temp about 85 degrees will be sufficient.

Chris

I think we also need to look at husbandry practices.
Work on getting your temps, and humidity up, and your next shed should be a breeze.
Temps on the cool side...82* or so.
Hot side.....92* or so.
Humidity...70%.
This will also help alleviate any feeding problems or RI before they even begin.
And please, unless you are making "burm soup", not to hot on the water you soak your snake in.