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 Posted - 19/09/2009 : 09:15:48
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hello poeople of corn, winston's shed is still on going, he about 2inch's on his tail that dont look like its gonna come off it been the longest shed ever nearly 2 weeks i am a little bit concerend help!! |
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Remmy
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Posted - 19/09/2009 : 10:51:13
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| Get a very damp towel or paper towels and keep wiping the old skin. When the old skin is wet add a little pressure whilst you are wiping and the skin should come off. |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/09/2009 : 21:44:25
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NO!!! you could damage the underlying scales!
either add a damp hide (replacing his usual hide with it if neccessary, to get him to use it) or give him a bath for 10-15 mins to soft the stuck shed first before GENTLY running a flannel or your fingers over it from head to tail direction |
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Remmy
Sub Adult
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Posted - 19/09/2009 : 22:06:03
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| Err gp Kev has tried the bath and whats the difference between A damp towel and a flannel or am i missing something |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
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Posted - 19/09/2009 : 22:14:16
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so try the bath again, then the flannel or towel...........
just wiping/rubbing away at the dry skin can cause a lot of damage! |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/09/2009 : 22:15:14
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quote:
Originally posted by gingerpony
or give him a bath for 10-15 mins to soften the stuck shed first before GENTLY running a flannel or your fingers over it from head to tail direction
this point in particular Remmy............ |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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Remmy
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/09/2009 : 22:54:07
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| I didnt mean just wipe at the dry skin and i wouldnt use a dry flannel either |
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Posted - 20/09/2009 : 11:04:04
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| thanks people of corn, he has complety shed now, should i expect him to have a bad shed next time? and how often will he shed? |
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 20/09/2009 : 12:03:57
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it depends..he might just be a fussy shedder but I think its probs just a one off.. getting a hide and filling it with damp spagnum (spelling???) moss when he goes blue will really help him,
and with regular feeding he should shed roughly every 4-6weeks |
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Posted - 20/09/2009 : 14:30:26
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| thanks hannahb |
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Remmy
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Posted - 20/09/2009 : 16:38:25
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| He might have a bad shed next time Kev, Sully had 3 bad sheds before she started shedding ok but it will sort itself out. |
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