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RE: Tiger Salamander shedding?

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Posted by: CKing at Tue May 13 08:52:52 2008  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by CKing ]  
   

>>I often see my tiger Salamander rubbing itself along the side of the bowl peeling off a layer of it's skin. Is this natural or is this a sign of poor health? low humidity?
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>>1.0 Werner's Three-Horned Chameleon (Chamaeleo Trioceros werneri)
>>1.1 Eastern Tiger Salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum)
>>0.0.3 Mexican Red-Knee Tarantulas (Brachypelma smithi)

It is normal for salamanders to shed their skin as they grow. The skin should come off first around the snout. The salamander then tries to rub the skin so that it gradually moves toward the rear in one piece. When the skin is close to the end of the tail, the salamander often turns its head around, and holds the skin in its mouth to pull it off the tail. Newts and salamanders will eat their own dead skin. They will use smell to locate the skin after the skin comes off. But if they cannot find the dead skin after a short period of searching, they will then lose interest. If you see dead skin uneaten by the salamander, it is best to remove it because it can get moldy later.


   

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