Piecey Shed :(

[Eric Alan]

I feel like I should have been able to do this right, after all the weeks of reading on husbandry and the importance of humidity. Hers was in the low 60s (62-63 when I'd check in the mornings) as soon as her belly got pink and I gave her a frequently refreshed humid hide.

What was the humidity like before you noticed signs of going into shed? I've found that if I keep a constant ~50% humidity and just bump up slightly when they are going into shed, I have far better results than just thinking about humidity when they're going into or in shed.

I thought something was off because her skin was sort of saggy, as if she were slightly dehydrated, so I'm thinking I should have trusted my gut and bumped the humidity or something.

Saggy skin is perfectly normal when they're going into shed - it's actually one of the first things I notice about my animals before they start showing some other signs.

I had read that soaking them while they're in blue would just dehydrate their skin even more so I didn't do that. Maybe I should have?

Nope - you read correctly. No need to soak.

Is there perhaps something wrong with my hygrometer? It's an AcuRite thermometer/hygrometer.

Possibly - they're not exactly the Rolex of gauges. Here's the kind I have in my snake room: http://www.amazon.com/Quality-Import...rds=hygrometer.

I just want to figure out what I did wrong. Any tips or corrections to my husbandry would be appreciated

Without knowing for sure, my thought would be to focus on humidity/hydration outside of the time that your little girl is actually in shed. Then, if you notice that she is still having issues, you can really crank it up when she's going into shed. I have a couple of big girls that I have to make sure to "baby" more than the others when they're going into shed otherwise I end up doing more work with them after the fact.

Hope this helps!

Best regards,
Eric