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is it bad to pick the shedding skin off your dragon? I know this doesn't sound like a good idea but my dragon seems to like it if i give a little scratch where she is shedding and pick off the pieces hangin' off. Can i hurt her this way?

joi

Actually you should Never pull or peel the sheddidng skin.

In some spots it may not be ready to come off, pieces still attached, and you can irritate it, or cause an infection by pulling it. It can also leave a scar.

Just not a good idea. Better to just mist your dragon, that helps the skin come off quicker and easier.
And for those tough spots, try a dab of mineral oil, or baby oil, works like a charm.

So stop picking or I'll have to smack your hands, LOL

Take a pretty pic instead and post it, for us!
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Eve / PHEve

OK..OK!!! I knew i shouldn't but you put it in perspective for me(did i spell that right?)! Same reason i can't keep my nails painted...i pick it all off within a day! Dezzie always hates to be misted but if its the best way to help her she's just gonna have to deal wit hit! thanks for all your good advice! And yes...just ask my kids...i pick at them too!

***slaps own hands***

lol,
joi

Geesh, leave the kids alone too !

Were you never taught as a kid to KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF , hehehhehehehe !

Sounds as though you are just a FIDGET!

Like I said use that energy to Click some pics for us !

** Hope we don't have to put socks on your hands to BREAK you of your picking habits, LMAO

Take care,
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Eve / PHEve

LOL..... that's too funny.... you gave me a terrible repressed memory back of how my grandma used to lick her fingers and rub stuff off of my face...... come her Robi you have a zit let me pop that thing......LOL.... she was a picker too...LOL

If you have any problems with shedding you should try this product by T-Rex called Bio-Mist. Really awesome stuff! I use it through the entire shedding process. Really seems to take the stress out for them.

Later,
Robert

P.S. don't call me Robi.......LOL
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,
adored by little statesmen, philosophers and divines.
Ralph Emerson

You have to be very careful when trying to remove unshed skin, as PHeve mentions. Most times the shed will come off naturally with daily mistings etc. A nice 10-15 soak in luke warm water helps to lift and remove dead skin without harming the dragon. For partularly difficult areas, baby oil can be rubbed on the area to soften and loosen the skin.

Watch the tail tip and toes to make sure the old skin does shed. Some times unshed skin will stick on the toes or tail tip and it can get tight and cut off circulation, causing death of the toe or tail tip. This typically doesn't happen though but something to watch for.
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PHLdyPayne

I came home tonight and of course both my girls are shedding. It drives me CRAZY! Dezzie looked at me like "aren't ya gonna get that mom?"
Robbie...my girls run screaming when I lick my finger and try to wipe a dirt smudge off their face! You must have been well loved! lol

But no...I have not picked a piece of skin since my first post. It's killing me though! (even caught my oldest daughter trying to pick!)

joi

Now another generation of pickers is in the making.... LOL....

( I'm the same way) hehe.....

You think that it is genetic and is passed on or a learned response? LOL

Laters,
Robert
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,
adored by little statesmen, philosophers and divines.
Ralph Emerson

Glad to hear you are CONTROLING your pickiness !

I'm sure your dragon is breathing a sigh of relieve also, hahahhaha.

You and Blue would not make good friends, you would

PICK ON ONE ANOTHER, hehehehhe LMAO
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Eve / PHEve