I have had samantha through 3 or 4 sheds, and they've never been that great. Usually they come off in pieces but at least the eye caps and everything come off. Unfortunately, this time the stuck shed is terrible; her head and neck is totally stuck, eye caps included, and about half her body. But here's the weird part. For awhile (the past two sheds at least), her cage has been misted everyday at 9 am for 1 minute. That kicks up the humidity to 90% and it drops to a low of mid 70s at night. I have double checked this with two different hygrometers, so the measures are presumably accurate. Up to 90% humidity and her shed is this bad? I dont get it.
Plus, I have bathed her for 20 minutes in mid 80s water. Barely any shed came off. Waited another day. Bathed her again for 20 minutes again. Barely any shed came off. Waited another day. Then today I tried the pillowcase trick of putting her in a damp pillowcase with damp towels for about 25 minutes. No shed came off. She still has almost her entire head piece and neck.
What do I do next? Continue to bath her? I've added another minute mist at 6pm everyday. But that probably wont do much for the stuck shed. She's supposed to eat tomorrow? Do I feed her? I'm leaning towards not.
Is there something that can cause bad sheds besides humidity? She's wild caught, so I dont know her age, but I assume she's not THAT old.
Thanks for the help!
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