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Thread: Shedding issues

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    Shedding issues

    As some of you may know I got a great deal on a true Suriname redtail this past week and I brought her home on Friday. Since Tuesday( date I originally saw her) she been going through a shed and is now start to flake her skin.
    I been soaking her 10 minutes or so a night in the bath tub and I moved the water dish under th RHP to keep the humidity up in the enclosure
    any tips on why she hasn't shed yet?
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    The picture above scares me the most

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    Did you watch her go through the blue phase? I'm just wondering if she had already gone through the full shed and the flakes are just remnants.

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    I picked her up after she went through the blue phase
    she has red belly and skin is just very flaky and loose
    I just picked up a shed at the store
    on my previous post this is what she supposed to look like
    right now she's very pale skin

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    I'm thinking she hasn't actually shed yet, maybe this is retained shed from previously on top. Keep the humidity up in the cage and give her a few more days, see what happens.

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    I soaked her yesterday with a shed-aid in Luke warm water in my tub and she started to have the old skin come off, I got what I could without having to sit there and peal her entire body
    I did bump up the humidity

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    I soaked her yesterday with a shed-aid in Luke warm water in my tub and she started to have the old skin come off, I got what I could without having to sit there and peal her entire body
    I did bump up the humidity

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