I read things about stress and I already worry we have stressed her out to much. No mater what the "temp" of the tepid water she hates it being "forced" upon her and always freaks out the first minute or so before calming down and accepting it.(but on her own she glides though her water dish at the same temp...accept for her head which is always lifted)Originally Posted by dr del
Hi,
The biggest problem is they really do not like having their head touched.
But sometimes we have to just bite the bullet and do it anyway. They will squirm - and on particularly unpleasant occasions crap all over you.
Don't waste money on shed aid - just soak her for half an hour and remove the stuck shed by hand. You can use a spray bottle if it starts drying out and sticking.
BUT you have to be really careful when you are doing it - especially around her eyes when removing the spectacles.
I usually start by rubbing around the lips at the side of the head to get it started then work forward until I get the nose free and then use that to peel slowly back.
Sometimes they just get lazy and stop trying to shed.
dr del
As for her head....I'm not scared of being "bit" because at this point I would rather suffer a small bite over her shed. I don't think she would bite anyway...I just don't want to stress her or have her "hate us"...
As for poop...my boyfriend let her crawl off of his hand onto the coffee table a few months ago and as she crawled off she paused and crapped onto the ground between his hand and and the table....oh well! It was nasty but we cleaned it up.(luckily we have wood floors and not carpet. LOL)
I would gladly have her crap on me and have to take a shower rather than do what we are doing now.....
I am COMPLETELY scared of trying to handle her in such a manner though because not only will it create stress for her but won't she kind of "hate" us for doing it to her?
I am a bit terrified of "biting the bullet"
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