tips on first time shedding please

[louby13]

hi yoshi started shedding his tail on monday and woke up to day to see under his chin is shedding giving him baths every other day or so....does any one ave have any tips to help speed up the process for him or to make sure he sheds all of his skin

as i miss my happy yoshi mr moo hes grumpy at the mo lol

thanks you guys are great on here

 

[Beardednoob]

Everything from diet to husbandry to routines can effect shedding.
Ensuring everything is adequate/proper is the key to successful sheds.
Bathing on a regular basis is also important, keep a 2-3 times a week bathing schedule in and out of shed.

 

[louby13]

ok thanks he does have a routine which we try to keep and trying to keep min handling and leaving him alone basking area is 100-105 and his cool side is 82- somethimes lower and hes eating

 

[Beardednoob]

That all sounds good but, it *might* not be that simple.
Temperatures-
Basking spot for a juvenile 105-110°F for an adult 100-105°F (can vary from dragon to dragon). Cool side 75-85°F.
Humidity should be 20-40%

Lighting (heat/UVB)-
Lights should be on for 12-14 hours, the basking source should be along side the UV source, this allows the dragon to get within adequate distance to the UV while basking. UV aids in the absorption of nutrition from food items/feeders. If using a MVB, the basking is the UV source as well. Lights should be a vivid or natural coloration, no colored bulbs. There should be no light sources when the dragon is sleeping/lights out. If your household temperatures do not drop below 65°F (I use 70°F) then you do not need a night time heat source. If they do, use a ceramic heat emitter (CHE) to ensure proper night time temps. The CHE gives off heat without light. No other heat sources should be used in the enclosure.

Diet-
Ensuring a varied diet of 2-3 different feeders per feeding every day is key to getting better nutrition for a juvenile. For an adult this is every other day to every 3rd day.
Salads should have a base of collard greens or mustard greens with a variety of other leafy greens and vegetables adding fruits or melons.

Dusting-
up to 1.5 years - calcium 5x per week / vitamins 2x per week (one(1) dusted feeding per day)
1.5 years + - calcium 3x per week / vitamins 1-2x per week (one(1) dusted feeding a day 4-5 days, 2-3 days nothing dusted)
Gravid female - calcium 5x per week / vitamins 2x per week (one(1) dusted feeding per day)
sick dragon - Unable to dose, due to variables of illnesses
up to 1.5 years butterworm/BSF larvae diet - calcium 2-3x per week / vitamins 2x per week
1.5 years + butterworm/BSF larvae diet - calcium 1-2x per week / vitamins 1-2x per week

Depending on what UV source you use is what determines what calcium dust to use (with or without D3) When using a MVB (mercury vapor bulb) you should use calcium without the added D3, when using a linear tube (reptisun 10.0) you should use calcium with D3.

I recommend using RepCal products.

Bathing/hydration-
If the dragon is eating it's salads they will gain some hydration this way, also some feeders such as hornworms provide hydration too. Bathing is best at 2-3 times a week for 10-15 minutes each bath. The water should be 93-96°F and no higher then shoulder height. I personally find my dragons to be much calmer in water that comes up to their side instead.

Did I leave anything out?

 

[louby13]

lol know think you got everything didnt leave the them in long enough his basking spot is getting to 105 and highest it got was 107 his cool side was 79 yest ( weather in the uk has been up and down past few wks )---he has a reptisun 10.0 tube 6-8 inches away from him ans near the basking spot we dust his food and he has pheonix worms and crickets but he wouldnt eat crickets when we first got him and only just been eating them this past few wks. and we give him butternut squash every day..humidity i dont know we havent got a reader am in process of getting one....we bath him everyother day whilst shedding and he is going to the toilet ok....

 

[louby13]

oh and we have clear basking bulbs and we dont leave any on at night time and last night was the coldest it has been simce we have had him and his cool side went to 79 but we are soon looking to invest in a heat pad as getting colder

 

[louby13]

ah thanks for that didnt realise that with the heat pads