An hour long soak and a lot of slithering through the towel i put in with him and all shed finally came off, includeing the remaining bad shed he had when i got him. I purchased a second acu-rite temp/humid guage today and it reads the same as the last one, 50-60% hunidity. If anyone has any thoughts as to why he had such a horrible shed and ways to prevent it in the future, i would be greatful.