Quote Originally Posted by Ogr3 View Post
Since your on the topic of shedding, I have a quick question. My ball python recently shed and it was a terrible shed(pieces everywhere). I have repti bark in my tank with eco earth underneath that which kept the humidity up around 80% during her shed. Why such a bad shed? It has gotten colder around where I live recently, could it be the dryer air?
Definitely winter time brings much dryer air. Bumping humidity just prior to shedding will help but is not the answer. Constant is definitely the key here. Drying a snake out seems to be very difficult to recover from, from my experience anyway.