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Posted by: PGoss at Sat Dec 16 22:02:50 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PGoss ]  
   

get a shoebox and place him in there with some paper towel or a handtowel and some warm water. Then place that box (with the lid and ventilation holes) in your reptile room or in a larger cage so the temps stay in the 80s. If you do this, you will not need to keep replacing the cold water with warm. Keep him in there for a couple hours if needed. He should work the shed off. Be sure he has something to rub on (i.e. the towel). I've heard burlap bags work well as well. If he is not removing the shed on his own, it will not be hard to work off of him after he has soaked for a while. Be patient with it. If he has not shed after five minutes, don't get crazy. Just let him soak for a while and he should be good. If you need to work it off, just be gentle and work down his body. After you get started, it usually works right off in a nice shed. Be sure you get it all off the tip of his tail. Good luck.

Phil Goss


   

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