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Postby mom22wins » Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:30 am

My poor baby is so uncomfortable. You can see it in her face. Here is a pic of her working on the last of her shed this time around.

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I can't wait till it's over so I can hold her. At this point she doesn't want to be bothered. Can you blame her? :cry:
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Postby Kristin » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:10 am

aww the poor baby, it looks so itchy!
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Postby SailleSkinklover » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:12 am

I wonder if its like having a sun burn, its kind of fun to peel because it itches, but the new skin underneath is somewhat tender? Chuff loved having me to rub against to peel his last shed off. It was almost a bonding thing for us, but he's an older guy. :D
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Postby Hijinks » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:48 am

Aww, poor grumpy skinky. Does she have a humid hide? I came home once to find my skink looking like that. I put in a humid hide for him, and after 15 minutes in there the shed seemed to melt right off. He crawled across the basking tile and left a path of shed...like slug slime.
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poor Sammy

Postby aggiegirl » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:13 pm

Poor Sammy's face just says it all. Leave me alone---I'm having a rough day!
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Postby boonaen » Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:59 pm

throw a damp wash-cloth in her tank for about 15 minutes. it'll be gone in no time.

... sorry if that's against the rules, but i figure a skink in the wild would try to find something wet to help out...
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Postby Zach » Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:10 pm

If that's just leftover shed, you should be able to just rub it right off! Sometimes it's actually off, but just stuck to the scales because of the we oils produced to help remove the old shed.

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Postby mom22wins » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:09 pm

I had a little wet papertowel in a bowl of a little bit of water for her but I don't know if she got it in or not this time.

I was just about to make a humid hide for her out of a tupperware bowl when I looked over and she was all new and shiny! lol :D I'll have to post some pic's of how bright and fresh she looks now. I'll try to over the weekend... :wink:
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Postby Zach » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:28 pm

:hyper:

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Postby mom22wins » Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:07 am

It's amazing to me how a bluey's disposition changes back to a happy little bluey after they finish shedding. Here are some pic's of Sammy today. She is all over the tank and peeking out at me. She even let me pet her head without running away. :D

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Postby mewzic-7123 » Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:06 am

she looks so elegant now! she is looking very good
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Postby Tattoo » Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:42 am

Sammy is brilliant! :2thumbs: I love the little spots on the posterior legs. What a sweetie. :innocent:
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Postby mom22wins » Sat Sep 22, 2007 3:26 pm

Thanks guys. I think she's a beauty but you know I'm partial. lol :roll:

I just love how she's starting to get darker coloring on her sides. :D
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Postby Fatal_S » Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:22 pm

She's so light and creamy looking! At first I thought she looked Eastern with the lack of portholes. She's so pretty. How old is she? How long is she? She looks so much happier without the shed.
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Postby Leigh » Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:27 am

I gotta say ,even though she looked grumpy,thats a nice way to get the whole back shed in one, thanks for the photos
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Postby Zach » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:30 pm

Yay, Sammy!

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Postby Zach » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:30 pm

Yay, Sammy!

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Postby Zach » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:30 pm

Yay, Sammy!

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Postby Zach » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:31 pm

jlksdf

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Postby mom22wins » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:32 pm

She's so light and creamy looking! At first I thought she looked Eastern with the lack of portholes. She's so pretty. How old is she? How long is she? She looks so much happier without the shed.


Thanks for the compliments! She is a northern from Zach's Mama Skink Peaches and Daddy Skink Niko. She was born on June 28th so I guess that makes her about 3 months old. Ya know, it's just about time I found out how long she is. I haven't measured her in a while. She was the runt of the litter when I got her (about 7 inches long). Maybe I'll do some measuring tomorrow and let ya know. 8)

Sammy is brilliant! I love the little spots on the posterior legs. What a sweetie.


Thanks Tatoo! I never really thought about her legs having spots but they are pretty neat looking now that you said something! lol
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