First Shed

[RocksMama77]

Well, I woke up this morning to a slight ripping sound. I knew it was from one of my scaley babies so I got up to check. My new little girl, Phoenix, was shedding in the middle of her enclosure. I was so excited. I have never seen my Roxie shed before, she is very private and efficeint. My question is how long do I wait before I help her out. She has some left around her little feet and I don't want it to hurt her. She was fine last night at about twelve and this morning I awoke at about 10 so it hasn't even been twelve hours.

 

[Riyo]

If she can't seem to get it off you can let her stand it shallow pool of warm water and then try to gently peel it off or use a damp q-tip.

 

[Dorazio]

warm soak(high 90s)for like 20 mins is what i did when i had an issue with toe shed. bout 3 baths in 5 days took care of it..

more times then not you will hurt them trying to help them with shed

 

[RocksMama77]

How long should I wait to see if she can do it herself?

 

[Tanga]

Wait about a day (24 hours), make sure her humid hide is still moist. If she still retains the shed on her toes after a day, I would aid in removing it. As other people stated in this thread, get a deep container and only fill with warm water enough to cover her feet..then attempt to remove the shed on her toes with a wet q-tip, if the q-tip doesn't work, gently and carefully use tweezers to remove the shed from it's toes.