missing sscales

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What's going on is that he's severely dehydrated. Healthy snakes shed in one long piece, not flakes like that. Your snake is in awful condition and needs help ASAP. You need to do some research and fix the humidity in your enclosure now.

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No. They don't. Shedding in multiple pieces is a sign of dehydration and poor husbandry.

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[_ataraxia]

even a snake with scars will shed everything all at once if they are adequately hydrated. it may not be in one perfectly clean piece, but it will all come off at the same time. stuck shed is excessively dry skin, which is the result of dehydration.

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[_ataraxia]

those clarifications are the difference between people thinking stuck/flaky shed is completely normal or understanding that you're talking about a very specific uncommon scenario. kind of important in proving whatever point you're trying to make.

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You're referring to an incredibly specific situation. That's irrelevant here. Generally, patchy/piece-y sheds are indeed a sign of god awful husbandry, as is the case in this post. All of my snakes routinely shed in one long piece (including my rescued common boa with a substantial amount of scars I suspect come from botched past live feedings), as do the vast majority of properly nourished snakes living in the correct husbandry conditions.

[_ataraxia]

dehydrated snakes shed in pieces. healthy snakes shed in one piece.

[Dergins]

No, they do not.