The lovely Erebus is all clean and brand new! I tried the wet paper towels and even added more moss (in addition to all the moss that was in there already) but neither seemed to help her drop her old coat. So, upon further research and speculation, I decided to do another soak; this soak was in luke warm water for about 50+ minutes with the addition of a wash cloth for her to rub against (and to keep her calm- she DOES NOT enjoy being in water, even just a thin line of mist) Once my timer sounded, I took the little thing out of the container and let her slide through the cloth and my fingers. After about 5 minutes of this slip and slide, I let her slide through an O made with my thumb and pointer finger, letting the width adjust to her body girth and it worked like a charm! From the base of her head to her tail. She then let me rub the moisened tip of my finger along her nose and vents and slowly coax the stubborn skin to roll off. It seemed to me that it was the slightly roughened tip of her nose(from nudging along her tank at the petshop, I assume) that was keeping the shed from starting.

But she's all shiny and gorgeously fabulous once more. Thanks, everyone, for your help and info.


PS:I'll have pics up as soon as I can.