Hi y'all.

I've got a question about the shedding process. I got my BP in late December, and aside from an issue with mites in January, he's been doing very well! No eating issues, very friendly and inquisitive, seems to exhibit normal behavior from what I've read etc.

I'm a bit nervous now though, as he went blue on Monday (almost a week ago) and then started peeling his shed away Thursday. For the past three nights, he's been rubbing around on everything in the tank, but for the past two nights, it seems he's made very little progress. He's got his head and eyes clear, as well as his underside, but he still has shed from the back of his head to the end of his tail all along his back. (And yes, I know the ideal is for them to get it all off in one piece.)


I've been keeping the humidity in his tank around the 80s when I saw his eyes were blue, and he has a humidity box in the tank, which he's sat in only once for several hours.

I've been trying to read up on how long the shedding process should take, but I can't find anything specific on how long it should typically take them to actually get the shed off of their bodies once they start trying to rub it off. Since he's been at it for three nights now, I did stick him in a larger tupperware box with some damp paper towels at 85F for an hour this morning to try and help him rub some of it off, but it didn't make a huge difference.

Should it be taking him this long to get the shed off (in pieces, mind), or should I be trying some other things to help him out?

(hesitant to soak him if it comes to it. I tried that when he had mites and he HATED it)


So, quick summary - 80% humidity & moss box in tank, been rubbing off his shed for three nights now, head & underside clear but back still covered, making very, very slow to no progress right now - is that normal?

Thanks!