hey guys, mystery has been feeling a little rough to the touch lately so decided to give him a lil bath.upon handling i noticed a few skin cells feather off (not his scales). anyway as i handled him even more after his bath i noticed a lot more was peeling away. Im almost certain he had a complete shed just over 3 weeks ago. anyone ever encountered this? could this just be old skin that the shed missed? not sure i got everything this round but another bath tomorrow i think just incase it is loose skin.
im concerned as i dont want to be rubbing off his new skin layer!
hes really active and doesnt seem unwell at all. his temps are perfect too.
im really worried now. was swapping over my thermostat to my new one, and as i picked him up even more scale skins fell off. the areas where they have fallen arent shiny like the rest of his skin. advice would be greatly appreciated guys
they do resemble shed skin though they fall off in individual flakes in the shape of his scales and never in clumps as would be expected for old shed. The scales that he's dropped so far, looked darkish when they were on him and relatively shiny. soon as he drops them the skin goes dull and looks very dry
I am not going to be of any help whatsoever (complete newbie myself to reptiles), but I strongly suspect that those who WOULD be of any help would be better able to help if they had a picture of what's coming off and where it is coming from.... ?
urgent advice needed, skin cells peeling
Posted - 23/03/2010 : 23:05:10
