I have had Masenko (male Argentine Red) for about five days now, he is about 3yrs old and I have no idea when his last shed was. I do know the previous owner was only feeding raw eggs and unsupplemented ground beef. I am trying to vary the diet, so far he likes 1 hard boiled egg on the days he is not eating whole prey. I have fed no fruits or veggies yet. The problem is about 4in of the end of the tail refuses to come off. I have bathed him once so far since we are still getting used to each other and he only tolerates me for so long before he starts throwin a hissy fit. Any suggestions?
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Shed - tip of tail
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Tyler137
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What is the humidity in his cage?
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Get humidity up to at least 75% but u want highe r also try warm baths
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Yea get a misting system
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All of the previously mentioned suggestions will help with future sheds but to remedy your current problem I would consider trying to run mineral oil on the unshed portion of the tail and trying to gently coax the remaining skin off. My tegu had about two inches of skin on the last bit of his tail and that worked for me.
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What type of enclosure do you have him in? I have a big wooden box for mine and the humidity stays around 90%. I added some more vents recently to bring it down a little. He constantly sspills water in his enclosure and it wasn't evaporating quickly enough.
