difficulty shedding

[skylineracer329]

my 3 week BD, who is having many problems right now, also can't seem to shed. The skin isn't flaking off on its own. I've been giving him 30min baths everyday, and misting him 3x a day. is there anything else I can do to help him shed? could this be stressing him out enough to be the underlying cause of his other problems (not eating, lethargy)?

 

[drgnfly2265]

If your giving him 30 minute baths each day then you really don't have to mist the encloser. It could cause too much humidity for him.

Other than baths there isn't really anything that I can think of that can help him... I'm sure someone will chime it that might have some info.

 

[lindawaz]

The soaks is what i do. anything in his viv he can rub against to help?

 

[kjinxx2]

How long has he been in shed for? Is the skin still grayish but not falling off? Often during a shed this is the process:

Skin turns gray/whitish for about 5 - 7 days
Skin goes back to normal color
Skin begins to fall off

If he's in the first stage then don't worry about it, he'll get it off

 

[skylineracer329]

he finally shed. smelled kinda weird underneath tho