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Not seeing her tail up close, it's hard to say, but what you're calling "dry" sounds like retained shed, & if so, it MUST be removed so the minimal blood circulation in the tail tip is not cut off- as that can cause the tissue (the tail tip) to literally die (gangrene!) & either fall off or require surgical removal.
Use water to soak & assist with removal- not ointment (if petroleum jelly-based, it makes future sheds WORSE- very problematic), & don't waste Pedialyte.
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Re: Dry tail normal?
Her shed was completely intact it’s just that white stripe at the end that feels oddly dry. I do recall feeling the tip of her tail on my arm feeling more dry than the rest of her body, that’s not uncommon right?
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A snake's tail should feel the same as the rest of their body scales, unless there's some sort of issue.
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Re: Dry tail normal?
I will photograph, tend and inspect it a little later today. Could it possibly be burnt? If it was to retain shed on a part of her body would nice of see that on her released skin? There were no holes or missing parts (aside for head) on her old skin.
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Re: Dry tail normal?
Wouldn’t I see it on her shed*
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Re: Dry tail normal?
Originally Posted by D-.No
Wouldn’t I see it on her shed*
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You should. So the shed included the whole tail tip?
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Re: Dry tail normal?
Originally Posted by D-.No
...Could it possibly be burnt?...
Not if your enclosure is set up so there are no hot spots that are capable of causing a burn. So I cannot answer that, only you can. Maybe her tail was mildly scraped (abraded) somehow ?
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Dry tail normal?
I recently added a another heating pad so I could lower the warm side a bit in case she might burrow- she seems to appreciate it. Now her warm side doesn’t go 87-92 under the substrate and 75-78 on the cool side.
The only burn possibly might’ve been in her humid hide rock, Although the temperatures never goet above 88 in there she spent A LOT of time in there and moved her the moss all in the center so they might been a little excessive heat inside the stone on the side close to her vertical heat source closest to the hide.
Are there times that immediately after shed there is a temporarily discoloration or in this case dryness?
You can see some splotches of white on her pattern closer to her belly, no odd or dry feeling just different than it was
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Re: Dry tail normal?
Originally Posted by Bogertophis
Not if your enclosure is set up so there are no hot spots that are capable of causing a burn. So I cannot answer that, only you can. Maybe her tail was mildly scraped (abraded) somehow ?
Scraped maybe? Before I saw all the warnings and even thought about the adhesive element I put a Velcro thermostat/humidity gauge at the very top of her enclosure. A couple times I saw her wrapped around that. Never any adhesive exposed but the gauge was slightly tilted after she hung on.
But again never saw any damage or issues after those moments.
Can constipation cause any of these issues? I felt better after taking the full body shot but for a second I thought she might’ve been a little bottom dense:heavy, now assuming she’s only healthy and growing but naturally I am a concerned daddy
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