has anyone experienced this

[Anthony]

my black and white is going through a real bad shed is the only way to describe it.... its like i think she started a shed but hasnt grown due to starting hibernation and cannout finish the shed i swear its like it wont come off and it also seems like its 3 or 4 layers thick that is peeling but wont come off unless i pull it off and it seems painful.... i been bathing her a lot and yes the tank is very humid.... it doesnt seem normal she shed fine her last 2 before this.... i dnt know if i should bring her to the vet or not.... i guess i should post some pics on here this weekend like i said i was going too.... does anyone know what this could mean or be? she hasnt eaten at all lately but i think shes trying to hibernate or at least slow down greatly shes out way less but its weird a lot of times she sleeps above ground dont know why.... the red does that too but not as much....

 

[Meg90]

She sounds ill. Please post pics. If she is as bad off as she sounds, I think a vet trip is in order.

 

[Anthony]

i will try to make a appointment if u think its neccasary.... theres supposdely a good vet here that deals with reptiles he even performs surguries on them.... but why do u think she seems ill other then the bad shed she does everything else normal she walks normal and she was eating normal til she slowed down and ate every other day then like every 4 days now its been like once a week or so.....

 

[Anthony]

i found a pic of what it looks like but its much more severe on my tegu....

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they said it was a stuck shed... if thats what it is what can i do to get rid of it i been bathing her and yes it seems like it improved from a week ago but its still nowhere near good....

 

[Meg90]

That doesn't look like stuck shed to me. It looks like scaring.

And in your first post you said she has been eating hardly at all.

If this is your 15incher from the other post, I would take her in. Babies should not eat once a week.....Cleo looks deflated if I skip even a day (she burrowed down for the night early two days ago, so we missed a feed--my fault, I got busy that day and didn't stop to play with her)

When did the behavior start?

 

[wyattroa]

Mine was having a bad shed a couple weeks ago. I could tell she wanted to shed and she was rubbing a lot but nothing was happening. Humidity was up in the cage around 80%. Finally i started to bath her everyday for at the minimum 30 minutes. She was being really fussy and just seemed extra pissed off. Then one day while bathing her i notice she seemed real blotted(spelling?). i took her out and it was all the water inside the bad shed between the old skin and new skin. She squirmed around in my hand and the old shed tore letting all the water out. within a day the shed was off of her. and it was almost a full body shed.
robert

 

[Anthony]

no this is the black and white she was born in june shes almost 19 inches.... she slowed down eating a little bit ago and i called bobby he said it was normal... everything seemed normal just dont know whats up with this shedding.... i will make a appointment if u think its neccsary... i just dont know what and if i did anything wrong .... i originally was using cypress mulch but she would eat it and almost got impacted.... and yes i was using a feeding bin but she would randomly atack it ... i switched to eco earth which is cocunut husk and it seems great ... i dnt know if thats related or not.... my basking spot is 105 ish and the rest of the tank is 70ish on the other side.... its a big 75 gallon and i have 2 water dishes in there and i mist it a lot everyday..... there offered food everyday, turkey beef liver eggs rodents crickets tuna etc...

 

[Meg90]

Is your substrate moist? What's your humidity?

Maybe baths a couple times a day would help. Can you post an actual picture of her? When was her last shed?

 

[Anthony]

i can post a recent pic of her with the bad shed this weekend with my gfs camera.... there are pics of her on this site before this bad shed on the contest thread and various others... her name is maxzilla.... the substrate is very moist almost saturated with water all throughout the tank.... i will keep bathing her and ill probably call the vet tommorow just to find out prices and see if he can talk on phone and gimme his opinion....

 

[txrepgirl]

In that picture it doesn't look like a bad shed.It looks more like the Tegu was rubbing his skin against something like going underneath a dresser.I recommend taking the mulch out and squeezing it in your hands to get most off the water out and than put it back into the enclosure.Yes, he needs humidity in the enclosure but the mulch should be moist to the touch and not wet/ soaked.If the mulch is to wet your Tegu can get upper respiratory infection.Sometimes when a Tegu has some shedding problems it's not just about the humidity it's also about the diet.Next time you give your Tegu some ground turkey put just a little bit off cod liver oil in it.I get the gel capsels and poke a hole in it and squeeze the oil into the ground turkey and mix it up.You can find them at your local store in the health/ vitamine section.That will help with the shedding and try to give him some sweet fruits.Here are some infos for you to check out if you want to.

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