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Not sure if bad shed or not

J

JKD1

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So Dexter just shed this morning, most of it came off in one piece but there was one clump along the middle that I found lying detached from the rest, I'm not sure if this bit got ripped off of the side while he was wriggling out or if it didn't come off right away. Either way by the time I checked in on him it was all off, the humidity seems ok and he had a moist hide with moist moss in it for the entire duration of his blue phase.

Thoughts?
 
He probably just ripped it. I wouldn't worry about it. They only time I fret over incomplete sheds is when they are in a million pieces and when some are still stuck on them. Torn shed here and there is bound to happen.
 
I agree. A freshly shed - or shedding - skin is damp and fragile. As long as it all comes off in largish chunks, that's a successful shed.You could double-check for eye caps and the tail tip, but otherwise it sounds like your guy did a good job for himself.

Parts of it still left behind, or a shed that's complete but came off in shreds or tiny scraps - those I'd think of as "bad sheds".
 
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