Reptile dysecdysis — abnormal shedding and retained skin
Verbatim first-hand facts from Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference). All bullets are exact substrings of the cited source and C1-substring verified.
Dysecdysis (abnormal shed)
- d Humidity requirements are substantially greater during ecdysis.
- Higher humidity levels have always been regarded as essential for many tropical species (eg, chameleons); however, high humidity microclimates are also often critical for many arid species (eg, tortoises, leopard geckos) to decrease shell pyramiding and dysecdysis.