shedding problem ------ toes in danger

Hitch

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Hey

I have recently...like literally 5 hours ago, 3 adult leos (1 male, 2 females). the trio has been housed together for a long time, and from what the previous owner tells me, the female would regularly lay eggs. I am planning to separate the male from the females to fatten them up and to ensure they have enough calcium reserves.

The only issue I see with them is their shedding. As you can see from the pics below, some of the toes are not completely shed and are damaged.

They were in a 20gal long with dried (what looked like) coco husk as bedding (I have changed this to reptile carpet).

There are food and water present 24/7. The previous owner feed crickets throughout all season except winter, where they feed on mealworms. (I am planning to feed a stable of gutloaded crickets with a few mealworms or waxworms once a week).

To my knowledge, there were never a humid hide. Which they will get from now on.

ok...enough words.....here are some pics:

sheddingissue1.jpg

sheddingissue2.jpg


There is also a small piece of dried skin on this male's nose:
Phantommale1.jpg

I tried to gently remove it with a netted napkin...but it wont come off

Anything I can do now to try to make the situation better? Any comments/suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks

If I put this in the wrong section, my apologies.
 

jfreels

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Let soak in warm water (ok for a baby). After about 5-10 minutes, go at the areas with a q-tip. Repeat until the stuck shed is gone. The skin on the nose looks very loose, if so, drip warm water on it repeatedly and make sure it's nice and soaked and then use a pair of tweezers to SLOWLY pull it off. If there is any resistance, stop and soak some more.
 

Hitch

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Thanks for the quick reply. The piece of skin on the male came off with some encouragement.

Would the digits regenerate themselves?

Thanks
 

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