Hi all,
So, Dennis is about 15 months old and in March he began showing signs of shedding (about half his back, his chest, upper arms and mouth) It took about three weeks for it all to come away and immediatly his appetite improved, he was more active etc. This lasted all of four days, then the next few patches of shed turned up (the other half of his back and his beard) so, he went back to having v. little appetite, sulky, and not very active. Just as those patches of shed came away, his tail, sides belly and feet have now all gone white and are preparing to shed. I feel so sorry for him, he's obviously uncomfortable and it's been six weeks since the first patches showed up. I'm worried about his appetite (although he doesn't seem to have lost any weight) and he seems very reluctant to bask. Although I've been bathing him every day since he began it just seems to be taking ages. Is this normal? And is there anything I can do to hurry things along? I hate seeing him so miserable...
Thanks
Sarah
So, Dennis is about 15 months old and in March he began showing signs of shedding (about half his back, his chest, upper arms and mouth) It took about three weeks for it all to come away and immediatly his appetite improved, he was more active etc. This lasted all of four days, then the next few patches of shed turned up (the other half of his back and his beard) so, he went back to having v. little appetite, sulky, and not very active. Just as those patches of shed came away, his tail, sides belly and feet have now all gone white and are preparing to shed. I feel so sorry for him, he's obviously uncomfortable and it's been six weeks since the first patches showed up. I'm worried about his appetite (although he doesn't seem to have lost any weight) and he seems very reluctant to bask. Although I've been bathing him every day since he began it just seems to be taking ages. Is this normal? And is there anything I can do to hurry things along? I hate seeing him so miserable...
Thanks
Sarah