Hi Everybody!

I knew it was going to be a hard shed since we bought her while in shed and she wasn't in a proper humidity ....

Anyhow, once I got her home and in proper husbandry conditions, she soaked in her bowl for a few minutes, which I expected, and then she shed about 3 days after.

I noticed that a few pieces didn't separate from her face, so I tried the soaking in a Tupperware container for an hour with her on the warm side of her enclosure, with a rubdown afterwards.

Now it's two days afterwards, and the amount of shed that is not coming off of her face seems to have increased???



Now I'm sure that I just didn't notice the larger part (not too sure about that), and I was going to try the fragrance-free lotion approach, but I was wondering if Vasiline would be more effective than fragrance-free lotion?

Considering that it is in the triple antibiotic ointment, I would assume it's safe method....but either the lotion or the Vasiline will be very close to her mouth, I wasn't sure if I should just stick to soaking all together considering it's her face?

Also, how long should I be worried about this? If she doesn't shed it, I know it can cause problems with bacteria, but if i maintain her substrate and keep her home clean and water fresh, she should be shedding again pretty soon due to being less than 3 months (dob 11/25/06) and a growing gal???


Thanks for any advice and experience on these shedding problems...

Evelyn