This community is awesome. Thanks so much for the responses! I mentioned that I might be able to get my hands on the 1% silver sulphadine...I got it! When I went to treat the animal last night she had made big improvements, the area of dead scales that had been throwing off the green color where a much more normal brown color (I think that greenish brown was simply some betadine stain, I started extending the normal water bath by about 5 min to help ensure the betadine is fully washed off). The scales had already begun to slough off but larger sections have begun to do this and the belly scales that were most affected seem to be next in line to come off with new healthy skin underneath. When I said 'scrub' in the original post that was probably poor word choice, I was 'gently dabbing' a betadine soaked gauze pad on the worst areas. I will be taking this out of the care routine and will simply let her sit in the shallow betadine bath. Now that I have the prescription burn cream I will no longer be applying the Neosporin after the baths but completely replacing it with the %1 silver (I had been using the 'cream' not ointment with no pain killer).
With the eye caps; I’m really excited because last night they had cleared up a little bit....if the stars align lol she will hopefully go into shed in a few days. When I teat her today if they are still really 'stone' looking I may try the wet pillow trick but fingers crossed they will be clear.
Questions:
1. How long should I soak her in the normal water? I have been doing that step for about 20-25 min...would she benefit from a longer soak or is the stressed incurred not worth the extra time in the water at this point?
2. I'm trying to keep her humidity at %70 to help with the shed, is that optimal? Or should I been shooting for a more normal %60 while she is recovering?
Asherah, dr del, Lizardlicks, and Kibbleswhites...Thank you all so much. I know it must be really obvious that I’m new to online forums but after having such a positive first experience I may become more active on this site and will do my best to get some pictures up today. (I have a clutch of albinos that should all be out of the eggs today that I also want to post pictures of!). Thanks again and any more help/advice is welcomed!
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