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king snake, shedding

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Question
My king snake has been shedding for about two weeks now. He's just about done, and we have been monitoring him closely to make sure he behaves normally. We have not fed him since he began shedding. He now has a crease in his skin running the length of his body, from behind the head to the tail. Is this crease normal?

Answer
Hi Summer.
  I think you have the humidity too low. If he has been shedding for 2 week, it isn't coming off as one peice. Take a sponge or sphagnum moss and make a small hide over top of it. This will allow him to seek higher humidity. In the short term, mist him once a day with water until his next shed.