Bad Shed

[Concept9]

Good morning everyone.

I have a 4 1/2 ft. Mexican Black Kingsnake that I got from the SPCA about 5 weeks ago.

He was malnutrition, dehydrated and in a bad shed when I got him. After a few days of warm baths I got his shed all fixed and he looked great.

He drinks and eats like a champ now and is doing great.

His enclosure is 48”x20”x24”, he has hides at both ends, lots of logs to climb and rub against, his bedding is aspen shavings and he has a large water dish at his cool end big enough to soak in.

His temperature is 88~ at the warm end, 78~ at the cool end and the ambient temperature is about 83 with humidity at 40%. He also has a UTH at the warm end set for 85~

Four or days ago his eye went blue and his skin went dull. At this point at added a moist moss hide and started misting is enclosure twice a day.

This morning I got up to go to work and he has started shedding. It’s a complete mess coming off in patches so I’m going to have to give him warm baths for the next couple of days to get the shed off.

Sooooo, I wondering, am I doing something wrong or do some snakes just not shed well. I have had other snakes and he is the only one I have had this trouble with?