my 9 inch male mali is shedding for the first time since i got him from doug in october. i think its because i switched him over to the dirt mix like 3.5 weeks ago.......i'm so happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hes growin so much. he's only on 8 inches of the dirt mix.....but he uses all of it to burrow and dig in. i've also noticed that he basks way more when people are home...he used to just bask when we were gone...then burrow, but now that hes on the dirt and feels safer he basks and is quite happy. thanx to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'll post one of his pics later
all i wanted to say is thank you to everyone who helped me and continues to help. and i'm very glad that i switched him over to the dirt mix 
Glad hes growing !!! 