Quote Originally Posted by Ginevive View Post
I do not see how "certain snakes" can have trouble shedding. If provided with the proper high humidity as soon as you notice the eyes going blue, why should a snake have shedding issues? Unless it was dehydrated beforehand or thin with baggy skin.. please explain why you'd think that a particular snake would have shed issues when provided with proper humidity and temps, if you think that you have a snake that does!
The only things my brain can come up with, are maybe snakes that have been burnt thermally or have excessive scarring? Or the dehydration bit..
My boy does have a lot of scarring a few inches behind his head.
the scales have all grown back and, though mis-shaped, they are pretty normal colored. To measure temps and humidity,
I use the Accurite digital gauge with the 'outdoor temp' probe that this site so highly reccomends. In fact, I have one in each tub.
As to why Loki always has trouble, I honestly don't know.
His temps are constant, as is the humidity. I got him at aproximately 6 months of age, and in his 5 years, he's shed in one
piece less than 10 times.
My other two snakes are kept in the exact same enviroment, and they both have NO problems. So, I simply can't explain it.