He is approximately 5 years old.

He is a pure diamond, a beautiful one at that. His basking spot is 85. His cage is 4'x4'x2'. (Lxhxw). Heat and light source is a 60w bulb. At night the lamp is turned off giving a temperature of 70.

I am honestly really confused as to why he's struggling so much, I've been checking my husbandry frequently and reviewed the care sheets you mentioned . The only problem I can think of is the humidity being a little low, though I've been keeping on top of it since he came to me.

Prior to Dexter being in my care is when he had the bad shed, and the problems just continued.

I've been reading online and I think the problem is dehydration. Maybe he's not drinking? I've heard that soaking snakes in Powerade can really help in hydrating the animal. I've also been pondering the idea of soaking him weekly to make sure he gets some water intake.

He's still sloughing his scales and is downright miserable. Yesterday he actually struck and bit(not me) the handle on the poop scoop. He's quite a bluffer, but has never actually bitten until now. I feel so bad for him. I got some pictures of his skin and the enclosure.








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