Bad shed?

So, I've had my young bp for almost a year now, and each time she sheds its always terrible. Her normal humidity usually hangs around 50-60%. This time I made sure that as soon as I saw her go into blue, to raise the humidity to around 70% at times a little higher, but never falling below 60. She was in blue for around a week, and then she came out of it for a few days, and then nothing. Today however, my dad noticed some bits of shed around the tank, and so I picked her up for a second to see what was up, and she was having another bad shed! UGH! I just cannot get this right! I've kept the humidity up for two weeks to ensure that she'd get this perfect one piece shed that everyone talks about. I don't know if she's just lazy (I know she roams her tank a lot at night though, but recently not as much), or if my husbandry is wrong somehow? This is so frustrating! It can't feel good for her either, and I would like to completely clean her tank and I've been waiting for her to shed so I wouldn't have to stress her out. :(

What is your husbandry and what are you using to monitor humidity and temperature?

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

What is your husbandry and what are you using to monitor humidity and temperature?

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I know they are known for being quite inaccurate, but I have two gauges that read both humidity and temp from different producers (not sure the brand names, they are probably from zoo-med or other things found in the pet store, I haven't been able to get an electric one yet) though I'm fairly certain they are mostly accurate. Cool side reads between 75 and 80 degrees F and hot between 85 and 90. and currently the cool side has around 70% humidity while the warm has around 65%. I have both a heat lamp and belly heat, though I feel like the heat lamp might be baking her skin on even though she is in a hide (its one of the lower watts)? She usually chills all day on her UTH and doesn't normally switch sides to regulate temp

UTH regulated?
90 is for a hot spot (UTH) Not ambient temperature.
Those stick on guages are junk and dont measure ant surface temperatures. Your abient temperatute should only be about 80 degrees.

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

UTH regulated?

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No I have not got around to buying one either. My biggest problem with all of these electrical things is I have almost filled one extension with six outlets (with my UTH, heat lamp, technology ect) so I do not really have the apt amount of outlets to fulfill a bunch of thermostats and regulators and stuff like that. I also don't know how a lot of them work either, if they would share the same outlet? I really am against filling a bunch of outlets for fear of the circuit blowing.

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Originally Posted by Sp0rk

No I have not got around to buying one either.

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unplug the UTH immediately. they are dangerous when unregulated. ALL sources of heat MUST be regulated.

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Originally Posted by Sp0rk

I also don't know how a lot of them work either, if they would share the same outlet?

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UTH plugs into 'stat, 'stat to wall, done. they're quite literally plug and play.

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I really am against filling a bunch of outlets for fear of the circuit blowing.

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thermostat is the only thing plugging into the wall (UTH plugs into 'stat), getting rid of the lamp frees up a spot.
regulated devices don't really pull that much power, unregulated ones run constantly and are more of a risk in many more ways than one.

And still, What are you using to measure your temperatures??

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