Thank you so very much for helping me out. If it is some big thing that I am doing wrong, I just do not understand how I have been able to do what I have been doing for 2 years before I started having any problems. Luck? I haven't changed a thing that I was doing before when Monty was shedding nicely. What caused the crinkling-- dehydration? How could Monty be dehydrated when it has a pool available and the outside air is so high in humidity all summer? ? BTW it is african rats I have been feeding -- Not SIberian rats! I was so wrong geographically. ANYWAY What should I do about this stuck piece? Soak and use a wash cloth? Will there be scars from these wounds? Monty is such a sweet snake and so pretty. This just makes me sick. I feed live mice-- will they be more aggressive to Monty with the open wounds? You know the smell of blood and all. CAn i use topical antibiotics on the wounds? I need to go and get a humidity sensor and a better temp sensor-- the heated end is at 90 and the cool end is around 80. I have the aquarium covered except where the heat lamps are hanging.