Incomplete moult

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Incomplete moult

Postby Cory » Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:28 pm

Hi, I'm new at owning lizards (I've one Eastern Blue Tongue, called Aardvark - he's about two years old, and a bit of a cheeky devil). One of his earlier moults was incomplete, leaving him with a hardened darker coloured scale on his upper lip (if they are, indeed, lips). I tried softening it with water, but it wouldn't budge. Recently I noticed that the scale next to it is also become discoloured, and am getting a wee bit concerned. Is this normal? Should I bath the wee critter? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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Postby boonaen » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:51 pm

can't answer your question, but i dig the accent!
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Postby mewzic-7123 » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:05 pm

how much humidity does ur cage hav? some pics would be ggggreat! :)
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Postby Leigh » Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:13 am

Warm water on a soft cloth, a few rubs for a couple of mins should remove it, if not it could be an infection, post a good in focus photo and the pro's will give you an answer
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Postby Cory » Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:09 pm

Hi, thanks for the advice, I'll definately try the warm water/cloth combo :) Unfortunately I'm without a camera at the moment! Cheers, C.

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