Quote Originally Posted by rabernet View Post
You are correct - excessive soaking prior to a shed can actually draw out the natural oils that aid in shedding and make a shed worse. You only need to soak after a shed has gone poorly. This goes back to providing proper hydration and humidity during non-shed. If you do that, soaking is rarely needed to assist in a shed.
So should I remove the large water dish prior to shed so she can't soak? For about a week before she shed, the temps and humidity were perfect, and she soaked most of that time. She shed in two pieces, an full body shed and about 1" of the tip of the tail.