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    Re: She's not shedding well.

    Quote Originally Posted by jeanette View Post
    remember to get rid of all the dead skin from this shed or it wont shed properly next time
    This is a really good point.... Some people seem to think it's okay to leave a partially sloughed skin, because it will 'come off next time'... it won't. It will cause sloughing problems next time. You need to get unsloughed skin off, especially the brille (spectacle).
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    Re: She's not shedding well.

    and the tail....old pieces will cut off circulation and cause loss of the tip of the tail.

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    Re: She's not shedding well.

    Quote Originally Posted by adamanteus View Post
    This is a really good point.... Some people seem to think it's okay to leave a partially sloughed skin, because it will 'come off next time'... it won't. It will cause sloughing problems next time. You need to get unsloughed skin off, especially the brille (spectacle).
    are you sure that's true?
    both my vet and the rescue guy (both really into herps and with tons of experience) feel that it's not a total crisis (vet says that they won't go blind)
    you know I'm going through that with Sammy right now, and I feel that anything beyond what I've already done, will just stress her too much, but perhaps it will come off if I just keep at it gently
    I do know that a retained shed surrounding the body can cause injury - often that's how tail tips are lost
    rhea
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