Okay so I recently bought a boa an I’m having issues with keeping humidity up it stays around 45-50 an my temp normally 85-90 is it normal for them to burry there selfs under the substrate an why do they do it
What’s your setup like? Could you post a picture of the whole enclosure? This will help people to troubleshoot your problem.
Right off the bat, your temperature looks waaay too high. I keep a hotspot of about 88-89F for my boa. Over 90F is too warm. Over 100, as your thermometer currently reads, is much, MUCH too warm. Your boa might be burrowing in the substrate in an attempt to escape the heat. What sort of heat source and thermostat are you using?
It looks like you’re using a glass enclosure. Does it have a screen top? If so, that’s your problem for the humidity. You can cover the screen with heat resistant foil tape on the outside. That should help prevent all the moisture from evaporating out the screen.
I second what @jawramik is saying. Your heat is ridiculously too high. I kept my boas at a flat 85 degrees on the warm side and not a degree higher. I never had an issue with them eating or shedding.
If you are using overhead heat, that is contributing to your humidity issues. And your boa is more than likely trying to escape the heat, just as Jennifer stated.
I agree, and just wanted to clarify that when I talked about my hotspot at 88-89, that’s literally the warmest part of the enclosure, on a basking shelf directly under the heat source. My warm side below the basking shelf ranges between 83-86. And for what it’s worth, my boa rarely “basks” on the basking shelf. When she’s seeking warmth, like when she’s digesting, she’s usually hanging out on the floor on the warm end, in that 83-86 degree range. So aiming for a hotspot of 85-86 is ideal, that’s really as hot as it needs to be.
Yup! We are definitely on the same page! 
If that’s the temperature of the new substrate going in I hope the snake is not in there yet.
I find those types of gauges can be really unreliable at times…Also, how far from the hides and basking spot is that?
I like to use a govee digital thermometer/hydrometer that I can check whenever I want from my phone. You just need to double check that it’s calibrated properly before using it. You can just move it around the enclosure as needed as well.
The only downside is that the humidity can read really high if the substrate is really damp or the animal pees on it.
As far as the burrowing goes…
How does the rest of the enclosure look? If it’s too open she may be trying to dig and hide because she feels exposed. Otherwise they can start burrowing down because they are trying to regulate their temperature. If the heat is above she may be trying to dig down where it’s cooler. If it’s a heat pad underneath, she may be heat seeking
Everything is back like it’s supposed to be it normally stays 85-90 hot side an humidity is 50-60
Hot side or hot/basking spot?
If the air temps is 90 then the burrowing and humidity issues is most likely because there is too much heat there.
The hot side air temps should be 85 at most. The basking/hot spot should be between 85-90. If they’re exposed to that higher temp regularly that can also lead to dehydration, bad sheds or potentially other issues if the temps spike higher.
