Nero Egernia
Well-Known Member
I'm a bit embarrassed to ask such a "noobish" question, but how long does it take for a monitor to shed its skin? I take it that they don't shed their skin in one piece like geckos and snakes, so do they shed from a few days to a few weeks in pieces like dragon lizards? My Tristis was in the process of shedding when I first got her, about 3-4 weeks ago, and hasn't really made much progress. To add to my concern I recently read a bit of a horror story concerning a Savannah Monitor slowly dying from dehydration due to low humidity from the high basking temperatures that monitors require.
Savannah Monitor Article
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