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Shed anxiety

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  • 09-01-2018, 08:09 AM
    Greg Nel
    Re: Shed anxiety
    I can happily report that all three of my babies have now shed. It was not a clean shed for any of them but rather shed than not. There was bits littering all the tanks. My only concern is that my male Spider has a hard dry stretch of skin at the tip of his tail. It seems to have some dry blood on it. I don't know if he caught his tail on his branch while on one of his nightly expeditions. I have a photo of it but don't know how to add it.
  • 09-01-2018, 03:10 PM
    Armiyana
    Any skin left around the tail tip can be a concern. It can cause tightening around the tail tip and stop the flow of blood as time goes on. I would give him a good warm soak and then try to carefully roll that little bit of skin off as he moves through your fingers or preferably a damp towel. If a small bit is stuck after, I wouldn't stress too much. But if it happens again next time, with more skin tightening the area, that gets more dangerous and needs to be addressed.

    The blood isn't as much of a concern I would still do a body check for any scuffs or wounds, but the skin around the cloaca can bleed a bit as the snake sheds that skin. Sensitive area right there. As long as there doesn't seem to be any other signs, I would assume this is the cause.
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