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i have a redtail and it sheds in one piece but my ball sheds in little clumps and normally i need to help him finish shedding i have water in the cage and am using reptile bark. any help would be appriciated

thanks
derek

Best guess is that your humidity is too low - try spraying the cage right be for he sheds - bump your himidty up to 75% - he should shed better unless there are other underlying problems.
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Tosha

"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"

7.33.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi - yeah I know but my kids love the book)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.2 frogs rescued from pool skimmer

i do spray the cage down before and when he starts shedding. isn't 75 % humidity to high for balls? thanks for the input

derek

Normally mine are kept at around 60-65% just before shed (when their eyes have gone from blue to clear) I bump the humidity to about 75-80% just for the day or two before they actually do shed. And they do wonderfully.
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Tosha

"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"

7.33.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi - yeah I know but my kids love the book)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.2 frogs rescued from pool skimmer