We have a 1.5 year old rudi and he is starting to show some shedding problems. We used to own a pair of much older rough necks that had this same problem when purchased. Does anyone have any tips for combating this problem? He is being soaked every couple of days and we are also using a shedding aid on him. Any tips or advice would be much appreciated. Thank You all.
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Shedding problems in Black Rough Neck
Cjacques
Apr 09, 2006 09:49 PM
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boris_26
Apr 11, 2006 04:04 PM
i bought a 2 yr old rudi not too long ago myself, and experienced, IMO, a rather extreme case of shedding problems. His ended up causing a skin infection, loss of tissue, etc. WHen I initially got him and noticed the issue, I was doing daily soakings to try and help. After 10 days of this and not noticing a change, I knew something was not right. I cut him back to every 3 or 4 days, and he started to slough off some skin. When I cut him down to once a wk, it really started coming off. At the beginning I was also running an 80-90% humidity in the cage, but have since dropped it into the 50-60% range. He's still shedding and recovering, but coming back up well. My monitor experience is still very very limited, but this is what I found worked for me. Oh and good, rough climbing material to keep him active and rubbing his skin to aid in shedding. What shedding aid are you using BTW? I was told mineral oil may help to soften old skin but have not yet tried, as he's coming around.
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Chris
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