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For those of you who know...my shake had a very bad dry shedding problem...well me and my roomate played doctor. I took the snake out of the cage and layed him on a dry towel. I took a moist wash cloth and gently rubbed all along his back side. Im tellin you this snake is so tame. He did not try and bite me at all, he just tried to get away lol...but neways i looked at the wash cloth and there was some skin but not as much as i thought there would be. So with that, i put him back in his cage after i soaked him in a little water dish because he seems dehydrated. Also he is weesing a little which could be from dehydration. But questions: His skin still looks lose, but better than before, what could that be? And my setup is a rubbermaid container with moss. How is there a dry shed?
I have no rough objects in the cage so that could be it, any suggestions?????

If its not humid enough in the enclosure, you will have issues with bad sheds and dehydration. If you keep your humidity right, and have a water dish in ther for him, could he possibly be losing weight? When snakes lose body mass they get a loose skin look to them, but whith chondros its usually a dehydration issue...

My suggestion would be to get a digital hydrometor from home depot or lowes etc. that way you can keep a better eye on whats going on.
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>>For those of you who know...my shake had a very bad dry shedding problem...well me and my roomate played doctor. I took the snake out of the cage and layed him on a dry towel. I took a moist wash cloth and gently rubbed all along his back side. Im tellin you this snake is so tame. He did not try and bite me at all, he just tried to get away lol...but neways i looked at the wash cloth and there was some skin but not as much as i thought there would be. So with that, i put him back in his cage after i soaked him in a little water dish because he seems dehydrated. Also he is weesing a little which could be from dehydration. But questions: His skin still looks lose, but better than before, what could that be? And my setup is a rubbermaid container with moss. How is there a dry shed?
>> I have no rough objects in the cage so that could be it, any suggestions?????

If the snake has a retained shed i would put him in a small plastic container w/ damp paper towels overnite. This will get rid of any retained skin. In time you will be able to tell when your chondro is ready to shed then you should increase the humidity in the enclosure. If the humidity is right the snake will shed skin in one piece
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Wheezing could be a sign of Respiratory Infection which is a whole nother problem. Sometimes they make odd noises when they are about to shed, but I'd keep a close eye on your snake and get him to a vet if necessary.
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Trust me, ive done the whole tub thing..twice! But i think i did the trick, if not i will have to go see a vet.