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Serious shedding problem!!
My poor BP is having no luck getting her skin off... the dead skin is all shredded up around her head and has been that way for a day now.... what can I do to help her without harming?
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Re: Serious shedding problem!!
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Re: Serious shedding problem!!
What is your humidity at and what are you using to measure it?
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I need to fix my humidity its way to low.. doesnt stay for more then a few minutes... I can drench the tank and it loses it in minutes... I dont have a plastic container like the one in the tutorial can I give her a bath? lol
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Re: Serious shedding problem!!
 Originally Posted by neur0tix
I need to fix my humidity its way to low.. doesnt stay for more then a few minutes... I can drench the tank and it loses it in minutes... I dont have a plastic container like the one in the tutorial can I give her a bath? lol
That was what I did, mine had a bad shed last night so I filled a large enough bowl with lukewarm water and over the course of 30 mins I gave her a bath/massage and all the shed came off just fine. She then ate 2 mice
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Re: Serious shedding problem!!
 Originally Posted by neur0tix
I need to fix my humidity its way to low.. doesnt stay for more then a few minutes... I can drench the tank and it loses it in minutes... I dont have a plastic container like the one in the tutorial can I give her a bath? lol
ive discovered that covering the screen top with a towel or foil (foil works better but my cat wants to attack it..) keeps the humidity in! i had this issue too. still have to mist a couple times a day but its a lot better than being disappointed and misting every time i walk by
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Ok well I figure i would give her 24 more hours to get it off, or try, and she has made absolutely no progress... its really disturbing looking, all flaked on her head and such... so i took her out and she seems to be very odd she won't move or anything, just kinda sits on my lap...
ANd now for the terrifying picture.... ;[
Last edited by neur0tix; 12-01-2010 at 09:12 AM.
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she has never once had a good shed :/
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Re: Serious shedding problem!!
one of my rosys shed last night... because they require such low humididty here is what i do... take a smaller tupperware or critter keeper... some thing with air holes in it, and line the bottom with warm paper towels or wash rags or hand towels or what ever. put a hide in the tub and then put soem crumpled up paper towels or a fairly wet spnge or something in there for her to rub up against. leave her in there for a few hours and check. i left mine in there over night because she wasnt done before i went to bed, and this morning it all came off in one piece. remove her right when you see she is done. and also make sure that you have a heat source for her... as the wet towels will get mighty cold. this has workd EVERY time for me as it is much easier to maintain humidity in a much smaller container. let me know if it works!
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Re: Serious shedding problem!!
 Originally Posted by toxicvixen
one of my rosys shed last night... because they require such low humididty here is what i do... take a smaller tupperware or critter keeper... some thing with air holes in it, and line the bottom with warm paper towels or wash rags or hand towels or what ever. put a hide in the tub and then put soem crumpled up paper towels or a fairly wet spnge or something in there for her to rub up against. leave her in there for a few hours and check. i left mine in there over night because she wasnt done before i went to bed, and this morning it all came off in one piece. remove her right when you see she is done. and also make sure that you have a heat source for her... as the wet towels will get mighty cold. this has workd EVERY time for me as it is much easier to maintain humidity in a much smaller container. let me know if it works!
forgot to tell you to make sure to cover most of the top with smething. and also forgive my mis spellings i was typing fast as i have to go to work! lol
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