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This is what our member has to say: Libi is having the WORST shed ever!! All during her shed her humidity has been up to abou 70%, and she still has some stuck ...


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05-12-2006, 03:31 PM
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A question about shedding...

Libi is having the WORST shed ever!! All during her shed her humidity has been up to abou 70%, and she still has some stuck on her, alot stuck on her actually. SO last night I put her in a pillowcase with a wet towel and that got some of it off. My question is how long can I keep her in the pillowcase? And I really dont want to use liver oil or veggie oil on her..but if I have to then I will, and if anyone has any other ways of dealing with stuck sheds please tell!

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yeah get a wash cloth and wet it with warm water,Thenlet her slither through your hands that should work.For the pillow case I would say a few hours in there making sure its warm in the pillow case so she doesn't get to cold leaving it in the warm end should help.
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The the pillowcase is on the warmside. I will definatley give the washcloth thing a try. Thanks!

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Savannah, what type of substrate are you using ? I ask this cus I had never any problems with my Boa shedding until I switched to aspen, then I had just what you did. I switched back to newspaper and had no problems (my corns do fine on the aspen though)
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I have Miss Lib on paper towels

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Was this her first shed for you ?
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No its her second, and Im starting to get worried lol, cause I just noticed the shed around her vent is stuck...

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Leave her in the pillowcase overnight with a large towel that is dripping wet. If the old skin is still there in the morning it should have gotten moist enough overnight to roll off.
I keep my boa on aspen and have never had a problem shed.
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Her first shed was perfect...she did have mites not too long ago, I think that may have had something to do with it...Merlin- I have her on a dripping wet towel in a pillowcase right now..she was also on it last night hopefully this will do it!

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Well, everything has come off except the shed around her vent...Im ate itgonna soak her for a couple of hours today and see how that works out...thanks for all the advice and help from everyone! I appreciate it

 


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