shedding concerns

[JWFugle]

ok here are some pictures 2 days after the tip of her tail came off.



its not bleeding and i see no black scales or any thing abnormal. as i have been informed however i am a "knows nothing nobody" so i could be off..

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by JWFugle

ok here are some pictures 2 days after the tip of her tail came off.



its not bleeding and i see no black scales or any thing abnormal. as i have been informed however i am a "knows nothing nobody" so i could be off..

i would keep on white paper towel as substrate,keep the tail tip clean and dab it with an iodine solution twice per day

imo the raw part of the tail will eventually shrivel up,leaving a stumpy tail,with no lasting issues

you do need to watch for a sign of infection or necrosis

cheers shaun

[JWFugle]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

i would keep on white paper towel as substrate,keep the tail tip clean and dab it with an iodine solution twice per day

imo the raw part of the tail will eventually shrivel up,leaving a stumpy tail,with no lasting issues

you do need to watch for a sign of infection or necrosis

cheers shaun

yup thats exactly what i have in there now and will keep till shes had 1-2 sheds that are showing her tail is growing normally again.
got her in her new cage so hoping to not have those issues again*cross fingers* im soaking her 2 twice a day with "Nolvasan solution" that the vet gave me
Boaphile 321D with over head heat panel and flex watt with thermo regulator keeping both in check.

one thing i wanted to run by you guys was the vet told me to consider getting a UV light for her and putting it on a 2-3hr timer in her cage or bringing her out and putting her under it to help with shedding and overall health. does anyone do this? I know that unlike reptiles they dont NEED it but makes sense it would be healthy to have some UV exposure like they would naturally. she swims around in a bigger tub i have outside the cage thought i could hang it over that for a few hours at a time while shes out.

[shaunyboy]

her tail won't grow normal mate,it will always remain stumpy....

i bought a hatchling carpet with a tail tip missing due to retained shed,her tail is a stump to this day (she's 5 years old)

i use 2.0 uvb natural daylight bulbs with my carpets,i would not use anything stronger than 2.0 though

cheers shaun

[JWFugle]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

her tail won't grow normal mate,it will always remain stumpy....

o yea yea i know that. just ment normal color and shedding properly, i had a corn lose an inch or so years ago. still stump but sheds and is normal. she escaped after breaking the lid off her cage(strong little *******)