Are the spots slightly raised, and a bit like callused plugs of dead or discoloured skin?



Yes, and Pox makes much more sense than my barnacle description. It difinitely has a life cycle. And hopfully that cycle is coming to a end in the afflicted animals. (fingers crossed)

I tried to blow up some of the photos I previously took, to get a closer look, but a little on the blurry side. My camera does'nt work so good on micro images.

First image is at shed, and when most visable. Second image is a day or two before shed.

I have removed a few manually with tweezers, once they had reached a size of seasame seed. A slight depression is left on the skin where removed, but area seems to heal quickly and no signs of reinfection to area.

Thanks for sharing your experiences.



Almost forgot, I added a little more air circulation to their cages. And this seems to have had a positive effect on their health.

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