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ok so about a week ago i posted on bulb nuging but today i noticed my bts snout had his scales rubed off i was wondering what i could do to prevent him from rubing his snout completely raw any advice would help

also this has nothing to do with it but i was cleaning his cage and found some round sheds i was wondering if monitors shed eye caps like snakes do
just curious

Your husbandry is lacking in some way if your monitor is continually pushing at the inside of the cage in an attempt to escape. It's looking to find better conditions outside the cage.

[i was cleaning his cage and found some round sheds i was wondering if monitors shed eye caps like snakes do
just curious]

Not sure about the eye caps, but they do shed their ear caps, which are round-ish. I also wondered about the eyes though, because if they do, wouldn't they have temporary loss of eyesight?

I agree with "sidbarvin," your monitor is trying to tell you that something's not right within it's cage. It could be one thing or a combination of things, and there are many things it could be - substrate, basking temps, ambient temps, humidity, food availablity, etc...

As for shedding eye caps - I don't know for a fact, but, here's my belief: Monitors have eyelids, snake's don't. Snakes shed eye caps, monitors don't. Now, that's the technical aspect; to get to what you really meant - They do shed the skin on their eyelids.

My question is - How do you find a shed eyelid in a monitor's cage? I know I'm not the tidiest person in the world but I can't fathom finding one in any of my cages. Ha! Ha! You're not keepin' that thing in a sanitary operating room, are ya?

Have a good one!
HH
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this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
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yea that might be it im gonna recheck everthing his high ambient temp is 90 and his low is 78 im not completely shure what his basking temp is i really need to check that
his substrate is a dirt that i found really fine but packs when waterd down and dried it holds some moister

and a couple more questions
1.are there any physical veiwable signs of dehydration?
2. i feed him 2 large mice aday how often should he be using the restroom and what should his feces look like

about the sanitation room lol i clean his cage about once a week i found the sheds in his cork log when i was shaking it out (not the lizard lol)
other than that he looks to be doing fine he takes food with out hesitation and if i leave him in his cage i can hold him in there

You don't know how hot his surace temps are?

Stop everything. Figure that one out, then worry about his poop and what it smells like and looks like.

You WOULD NOT be having issues if you would read through the forum like I said to....

Goodluck
Mike.

no not right now i did but i rebuilt his cage and moved it so everything was re organized i havent checked his basking temps yet

ps i have been searching the forum im on daily reading everyones posts absorbing everything in

"1.are there any physical veiwable signs of dehydration?"

Dull looking skin, cloudy eyes, lethargic, decreased appetite and in severe cases wrinkled, shriveled up skin. Monitors have an uncanny detection for water, moisture - if found constantly in such areas I suggest making sure they're not getting dehydrated.

"2. i feed him 2 large mice aday how often should he be using the restroom and what should his feces look like"

There are a lot of variables to how long it takes a monitor to defecate a particular meal. Typically, or should I say - under good conditions, my monitors that get fed daily usually defecate daily. Not always, but usually. A dehydrated monitor and a monitor on an erradict feeding schedule will sometimes hold their feces for days.

Their feces should be solid and not runny. Not dried out at the time of defecation but not very watery, either.

If you suspect dehydration you can soak it's rodents in water before feeding it. I think it's a good idea to do so every now & then.

Later!
HH
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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
Appalachian American

www.natures-signature.com

ok he dosnt show any physical signs and his poo looks like you describe it but he does hold it for days he only poos once a week wich is weird cause when i got him he was pooing everyother day when he was being fed 4 mice on monday and 4 on friday it doesnt make sense i though it was odd since i do feed him everyday so i will soak his food before i feed him