unusually dormant snake

[gmcfarla]

My snake is getting ready to shed and she seems unusually dormant. She just lies in a coil in the corner of her cage with her head at a downward tilt, which is something that I'm noticing more often than usual. Is this normal?

[NicoleRussell]

are the temps/humidity where they should be? Has anything changed within her environment recently?

[NicoleRussell]

also what type of snake are we talking about?

[MonteCarloZ38]

Check for mites, my ball python did that when he had mites

	Mites Mites, close relatives of fleas and ticks

[gmcfarla]

i have a red tail boa. the temps and humididty are fine. i just put her in a new cage though

[lethargiic]

Originally Posted by gmcfarla

i have a red tail boa. the temps and humididty are fine. i just put her in a new cage though

fine is not an answer....we really need to know the temps of the enclosure on the warm n cool side and the humidity..what you think may be or seem fine may really not be the case...so please provide us an answer with numbers

[gmcfarla]

the temp on the warm side is 90-91 and on the cool side is 83-85. the humidity is 51%

[muzixman]

Also does she have hides in her new enviroment????

[gmcfarla]

yeah she has 2....one on each side

[muzixman]

You really should lower your temps 88 warm side 78 cool side if she is going into shed you can raise hum. to around 60 %, an my female aint very active while going in to shed try and lower your temps and let us know how it goes.

[gmcfarla]

ok i will, thanks a lot for your help