I noticed old Chop-chop doing the "squirm & swipe" and decided to get a shot of him shedding his skin.
It turned out grosser than I expected. Plus I severely underexposed the shot. So here it is - I hope you don't lose your lunch over it:
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How can they do that?
bradtort
Jun 01, 2006 09:33 PM
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Coreyhkh
Jun 02, 2006 09:49 AM
That very interesting I have never seen my WTf shade, how long does it take?
bradtort
Jun 02, 2006 10:43 AM
>>That very interesting I have never seen my WTf shade, how long does it take?
I usually don't notice until he's well into the shed, but it appears to take only a few minutes. And since they are active at night, I probably miss most of the shedding activity.
They go through the strangest contortions, twisting their bodies while using the legs (all four) to pull the skin towards the mouth.
xitch
Jun 03, 2006 02:44 AM
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Columbia, Missouri
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1.0 Uromastyx maliensis (Mali Uromastyx) ~ Fluffy 10/1/1999
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