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shedding almost done!

Postby boonaen » Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:28 am

and boy does she look like she's uncomfortable!

she's scraping up against everything, digging and burrowing...

poor thing... :(
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Postby Jenn » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:11 pm

But normal. It should be over faily quickly.
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Postby Zach » Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:24 pm

Jenn wrote:But normal. It should be over faily quickly.




Yeah I was going to say totally normal! Sometimes they can look miserable because they look in shambles, but it's part of their normal cycle -- that's why we recommend people don't bathe them until they're done doing their thang....all the rubbing and digging is all part of their instinctual nature and it's best to let them do it.

She'll look completely different and bright once done.... :weirdo: I can't wait...

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Postby boonaen » Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:26 pm

hmmm...

she has most of the old skin of now - and much of what has surfaced is bright and shiny.

but, it almost looks like there's another shed right underneath it... like some of her scales have dull places between them.
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Postby Jenn » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:23 pm

Babies shed ALOT!!! I always felt that as soon as one of my guys finished the shed cycle, they started on the next one.
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Postby Zach » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:24 pm

Post a picture, mike!

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Postby boonaen » Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:17 pm

k - pic will ahve to wait till monday or tuesday. let my firend borrow the camera for a wedding in florida!
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Postby Zach » Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:27 pm

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Postby boonaen » Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:57 am

will take pics tomorrow... but, she won't finish.

90% of hear head and upper tail is still covered and she's not even trying to get it off.

the rest is gne and she looks great (though it seems she's gonna shed again soon), but not the head and tail.
i've been petting her and stuff, but it's nor budging.

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Postby Jenn » Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:00 pm

You can try petting her with a warm, moist, towel.
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Postby boonaen » Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:45 pm

did it - it worked everywhere except her head.

she is now a completely clean and shiny skink with a dull head. these old scales seem quite attached, too.

she likes for us to pet her, so it wasn't a problem to sit with a warm washcloth and rub her head for several minutes. it just didn't do any good.

the tank ranges from day to day: from about 35% humidity to just over 50%. most days it sits right at 48%, but it does fluctuate. it has never, according to my gage history, dropped below 35% or gone above 55%.

so - any other ideas?
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Postby Leigh » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:27 am

Dont worry mate, my boys head is the last to come off, sometimes a few days after the rest has gone, looks like he's wearing a skull cap
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Postby Zach » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:36 am

Leigh wrote:Dont worry mate, my boys head is the last to come off, sometimes a few days after the rest has gone, looks like he's wearing a skull cap



Yep, it will come off! But almost always it's the last part to come off.

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