Cuddles!

[kibakiba]

Instead of trying to just turn out the light on nights you cant sleep, perhaps you can cover his tank with a towel. It'll keep it nice and dark for him, so he can get his beauty sleep.

[chris-uk]

If if flakes off I wouldn't be overly concerned. I'd check there isn't any more patches, and a shedbox wouldn't do any harm.

As far as light is concerned (from earlier in the thread). I'm sure there are many garters kept in rooms with us where the room lights are on for our convenience. I know our guys in the livingroom don't seem too bothered, we turn off their viv light so it's not as bright for them, but they seem to be more active in the evening when we're around (quite how I know that is a mystery, if we aren't around we don't know if they are having a party behind our backs) but when we are nearby during the day they are less active than the evening.

[acovert]

I'll try the towel tonight xD Though I plan to be in bed by 10pm.

A piece of whatever is flaking off of his skin just came off onto my hand. It's very light and almost invisible and it was so small that I lost it. I'm going to go ahead and try the shed box for a little while to see if it helps. After I get him to come out of my sweat pants <_<

[kibakiba]

Haha. They love to hide in warm places. I'd definitly try a shed box or even a soak in some warm water. It's fun watching little ordinoides swim around in the bath tub. Cutest thing you'll ever see (assuming he likes water)

[chris-uk]

Definitely sounding like bits of retained shed. Was the skin completely intact after his last shed? Check for other bits of skin, then stick him a box for half an hour, if the pieces coming off are small you probably won't see anything in the shedbox afterwards but hopefully you won't see any more loose skin on him when he dries.

[acovert]

The whole thing came off in one piece. I checked the tail and head areas and it looked completely intact.

I still have the shed, actually. Looking at it now, it does look intact, from head to tail.

[EasternGirl]

Hmmm...maybe he just has dry skin. Or something stuck on him like poo? Try the shed box and a little swim might be nice for him...I feel safer using a little plastic tub or bowl when I let Hermes swim...ever since that thread with the member who had the snake that almost went down the secondary drain in the sink. Just put a little lukewarm water in a little bowl and let him swim around in it...make sure you are there supervising. He might really enjoy swimming and it will be good for his skin.

[acovert]

That's a good idea. Swimming would be a new way for him to get some exercise and play. He might really enjoy it.

He's in the shed box now. I'm going to take him back out soon and let him dry out. He's very angry at me!

[EasternGirl]

Poor Cuddles! He will feel better though...

[acovert]

Apparently he doesn't like water.