Hello all,

I just joined and have read a lot of good information about shedding and bad sheds. However, I still have a few of my own and just want some reassurance. Here's a little background info:

I have had my baby bp for just over 5 weeks. I was told that he was 1 month old and would shed after 1-2 feedings. I had fed him twice, and was waiting for a shed. He didn't really show the signs, so I fed him a third time. Luckily, he has always eaten when presented food. I was due to feed him yesterday, but on saturday I noticed that he was beginning to shed. This started making sense to me because he was hiding much more often than usual a few days before. I made sure to spray the tank a few times that day and have been doing so every day since then. He still hasn't gotten rid of the shed. The good news is that one of the eye caps is off, but the other is still on. . He also shed by the tail, but the rest of his body is spotty, with a good 90% of the shed still attached.

I am an absolute noob with this, but I have done some research. I purchased the enclosure kit that they had at my local reptile store. My setup is a 10gal tank with an "open" style lid (like a fence, dont know the actual term), a have a small water bowl that he fits in completely if he rolls himself into a ball, but i think it's a little small, a large wood hide that I have in the middle of the tank, an undertank heater on half of the tank, a lamp with a red bulb (stays on all the time), and cypress mulch as the substrate. I have two thermometers; the hot side one shows about 85 deg with 30% relative humidity, but it is close to the bulb, so that is probably giving me a bad humidity reading. The second thermometer is on the cool side, and about 73 deg with 40-45% humidity, unless I spray the tank. When I spray the tank it'll go up to 60+, but it almost immediately drops within 30 min.

I am sorry for the long read, but I just got carried away. Hopefully I can get some help with what I need to change/what I can do to help my little guy get rid of his shed. I am scared to death about soaking him!

One last thing, since yesterday, he has been pretty active and he isn't "scared" of me. I heard that when they still have the caps in their eyes they are defensive. He seems curious as ever!

Thank you all in advance!!