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littleradish
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Hi everyone!
I'm new here, I joined because I need some help with my baby Zigfried (aka Ziggy Stardust.)
I adopted him a several years ago, he was around ten years old at the time. I hate to use the word 'abuse,' but let's just say his old owners weren't giving him as much attention as he would have liked. He was my first reptile, and I'm doing my best to keep him as happy and healthy as possible.
Anyways, I have a few questions:
First of all, he's been having quite a bit of difficulty shedding lately. He's always had problems around his toes (they're a little deformed) but it's never been anything a lukewarm soak hasn't fixed. But with his latest shed, he's had skin stuck around his face and tail. I was able to get his tail all fixed up, but I can't exactly soak his face (Q-tips didn't do the trick.) He's really friendly, but he just really doesn't like me poking around his face and I'm afraid of hurting him. Are there any tricks to get the old skin off, and any ways to make his future sheds easier?
He's also been having difficulty eating lately.
A little less than a year ago he became too slow to catch crickets on his own. For a while I pulled their legs off so he could catch them, but eventually I just switched over to mealworms/superworms entirely. That seemed to be working fine until about a month ago, when he stopped eating entirely. I thought it might have something to do with the dead skin around his mouth, but he stopped eating before that. I've read to try waxworms, but I can't find them at any of the local pet stores. Is there anything else I can try?
Thank you all in advance!
I'm new here, I joined because I need some help with my baby Zigfried (aka Ziggy Stardust.)
I adopted him a several years ago, he was around ten years old at the time. I hate to use the word 'abuse,' but let's just say his old owners weren't giving him as much attention as he would have liked. He was my first reptile, and I'm doing my best to keep him as happy and healthy as possible.
Anyways, I have a few questions:
First of all, he's been having quite a bit of difficulty shedding lately. He's always had problems around his toes (they're a little deformed) but it's never been anything a lukewarm soak hasn't fixed. But with his latest shed, he's had skin stuck around his face and tail. I was able to get his tail all fixed up, but I can't exactly soak his face (Q-tips didn't do the trick.) He's really friendly, but he just really doesn't like me poking around his face and I'm afraid of hurting him. Are there any tricks to get the old skin off, and any ways to make his future sheds easier?
He's also been having difficulty eating lately.
A little less than a year ago he became too slow to catch crickets on his own. For a while I pulled their legs off so he could catch them, but eventually I just switched over to mealworms/superworms entirely. That seemed to be working fine until about a month ago, when he stopped eating entirely. I thought it might have something to do with the dead skin around his mouth, but he stopped eating before that. I've read to try waxworms, but I can't find them at any of the local pet stores. Is there anything else I can try?
Thank you all in advance!
