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It's time to play BLUE OR NOT BLUE

Teddy Roosevelt

Teddy Roosevelt

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So I think Boo is blue. His eyes look very cloudy in certain light or angles, but at other light/angles they look fine. He's also been more testy than usual but he ate fine today, as he always does. I put a humid hide in just in case (which he promptly pooped in, that was nice) and he hung out in it a few times. Is he blue? I want a shed already!
 
Sounds like he's in blue it if the eyes are cloudy. Attitude change could certainly indicate that as well. Just give him a few days; he'll go clear again and then after that you'll find a nice shed.
 
Yes; I live in Arizona and the ambient humidity is very low. If I am diligent about misting his tank and cover it with plastic wrap I can get it to stay around 60 on the hygrometer, but with school and work I cannot be hovering over his tank with a mister... He also has the largest (area, not deep) water dish I could fit without dominating the entire cool side, so that's out.
 
Oo, I can imagine keeping humidity up in Arizona is a paaaain. But unless he's had a bad shed in the past, you can keep humidity at 45-50% on average.

I always enjoy when they're in shed, 'cause it means I'll soon have a brighter, prettier snake in a few days! Whee! ;D
 
Heck, pepper the average humidity in our house is 40% or just under and non or our corns have a problem shedding. I do offer a shed box to the adult female, only because when I bought her she had some stuck shed and she loved the shed box/humid hide, so now i just give it to her because I know she likes it. We are now up to 6 snakes here.
 
The easiest way for me to tell if mine is in blue is the checkers on the belly. Normally they are normally sharp and well defined, but in blue, the are dull and faded. And yeah they change color over time. When I first got mine as a hatchling, I would have swore up and down he was an amel, he was very dark, but he's turned into a lovely looking normal with orange/dark brown colors.
 
Yes, I agree ...it even states in the Husbandry and Basic Care FAQ sticky that you should have the level about 40%-50%.

But I know that the gauges are usually at fault too. Make sure you buy a good one.

Back to my question tho. If the snake is sheding fine, a himid hide is not really needed.
 
This would be the first shed he's had with me, so I don't know if he shed fine or not. The other one was kept without any augmentation to humidity and she had a bad shed that's still stuck to her, so I'd rather not chance it for either.
 
Lexie, bad sheds are not always related to humidity though, sometimes they are an indication of a sick animal or a genetic defect. Maybe your other one has something else going on, you could give this one a chance to see if it sheds just fine or not.

If it did shed just fine with out any extra pre-assitance, then your other one may just have an underlying issue.
 
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