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yup, looks like hes dropping it normally. They have break plates within their tail where they can drop their tails. I havent dealt with the tail still being attached by a peice of skin, maybe someone can chime in? Honestly, in my opinion since I have self-assisted dropping of tails and since its only skin holding it on, I would just snip it off. Not having it there dragging will help it heal faster. or a quick trip to a vet if you dont feel comfortable doing it. Since its broken off at a break plate, it will regenerate too.

The uv coil bulbs dont put off any usable UV, and even with supplements of calcium and d3 (dont overdose d3 as it can be toxic in large amounts) on a non-whole prey diet, UV is still recommended. I do have a rex Iv raised without uv but he doesnt get ground meats or incomplete food items so he can absorb the dietary d3 via the organs in the whole prey.

<blockquote data-quote="SnakeCharmr728" data-source="post: 143866" data-attributes="member: 1234">yup, looks like hes dropping it normally. They have break plates within their tail where they can drop their tails. I havent dealt with the tail still being attached by a peice of skin, maybe someone can chime in? Honestly, in my opinion since I have self-assisted dropping of tails and since its only skin holding it on, I would just snip it off. Not having it there dragging will help it heal faster. or a quick trip to a vet if you dont feel comfortable doing it. Since its broken off at a break plate, it will regenerate too. The uv coil bulbs dont put off any usable UV, and even with supplements of calcium and d3 (dont overdose d3 as it can be toxic in large amounts) on a non-whole prey diet, UV is still recommended. I do have a rex Iv raised without uv but he doesnt get ground meats or incomplete food items so he can absorb the dietary d3 via the organs in the whole prey.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SnakeCharmr728, post: 143866, member: 1234"] yup, looks like hes dropping it normally. They have break plates within their tail where they can drop their tails. I havent dealt with the tail still being attached by a peice of skin, maybe someone can chime in? Honestly, in my opinion since I have self-assisted dropping of tails and since its only skin holding it on, I would just snip it off. Not having it there dragging will help it heal faster. or a quick trip to a vet if you dont feel comfortable doing it. Since its broken off at a break plate, it will regenerate too. The uv coil bulbs dont put off any usable UV, and even with supplements of calcium and d3 (dont overdose d3 as it can be toxic in large amounts) on a non-whole prey diet, UV is still recommended. I do have a rex Iv raised without uv but he doesnt get ground meats or incomplete food items so he can absorb the dietary d3 via the organs in the whole prey. [/QUOTE]

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