Frequent Shedding...?

[LilyPad]

If his shed is getting stuck, I'd bump up his humidity. Either by misting more often, covering the top 2/3 of the tank with glad press and seal, or running a humidifier to bring up the ambient humidity. All my greys (even when they were subadults) shed about once a week, usually after eating. I have no idea how often the reds shed, I rarely catch them!

[irThumper]

If his shed is getting stuck, I'd bump up his humidity. Either by misting more often, covering the top 2/3 of the tank with glad press and seal, or running a humidifier to bring up the ambient humidity. All my greys (even when they were subadults) shed about once a week, usually after eating. I have no idea how often the reds shed, I rarely catch them!

My guys get something every day so that would be a lot of shedding! He does seem to be doing it every few days, however.I noticed his skin looking tight and dry when I came home today so took him out and dripped water on him, gave him a light brush with the glove and sure enough, the skin puckered and split. he started wiping at it with one foot and I peeled it down both sides of him. It just seems to be a thin normal shed. And I'm quite sure now he IS growing; he's taking up a lot more space in his little green dish now.

[LilyPad]

I don't mean they shed after every time they eat, they eat 3 times a week. I meant that when they do shed, it's usually after eating. Bumping the humidity will take care of that stuck shed on a regular basis though, he'll appreciate it.

[irThumper]

I don't mean they shed after every time they eat, they eat 3 times a week. I meant that when they do shed, it's usually after eating. Bumping the humidity will take care of that stuck shed on a regular basis though, he'll appreciate it.

Lol, gotcha! Yup, I'm misting him way more now. No idea why his tank seems to dry out more than Shirl and Honey's (both tanks share the same light/heat source) except he has a single leaf "plant" in his tank instead of a multi-leaf one like the other guys, which shades the paper toweling more from the light (and therefore drying out?) Everything's fake though so who knows.