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Ok, so as many of you know Im new to all this with the uro's and Im concerned about the shed time and such. It seems it's taking him forever, and I know people said ti can take weeks I want to ensure he sheds right.
It's been about 2 almost 3 weeks since Ive had this little guy and he was starting his shed when I bought him and it's still going on. The back is almost done I think, Ive personally seen a few rows of his spikes shed off and it seems like he has skin pulling away near his nostrils. At one time I thought his nbose was blocked but I dont think that was the case.
I'm probably worrying, but I do that when Im not 100% sure on things.
Is it recommended I soak him once a week? I mean, he flips when I get too close to the cage I cant imagine pulling him out and sticking him in water, but opbviously if it's needed he will need to deal with it.
Also maybe a better question to ask is what are some signs to look for to determine a bad shed in progress?
Any answer is greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance.

Don't worry about the length of time - it can literally be months for a section of shed to finish. If he's that panicky, I wouldn't worry about soaking him. Give his greens an extra spritz of water (or feed high water content greens mixed in - like romaine or escarole) to make sure he's hydrated from the inside out. Rocks in the cage can help him rub loose skin off by himself. It can just take a really long time, especially if he's got a heavy layer to shed or something.

I don't know if there's such a thing as a bad shed on most of the body (maybe other folk know?), but watch the toes to make sure there's not dead skin rings caught around his toes. Several times of this can start cutting off circulation to the toes. Arthur had stubborn toes once about a year ago, so I gave her a good soak, then worked the skin loose from her toes with a warm wet washcloth. She doesn't love me.
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Torey
Eugene, Oregon, USA
1.1 Uromastyx Geyri (Joe and Arthur)
2.0.1 Uromastyx Dispar Maliensis (Tank, Turtle, and Spike)
1.2 Anolis Carolinensis (Bowser, Leeloo, and Sprocket)
1.1 African Dwarf Frogs (Bruce and Sheila)
1.0 Betta Splendens (Mr. Miagi)
1.1 Felis Domesticus (Roscolux and Jenny)
And several miscellaneous community fish

Fingers. Yes, when they dont shed properly uros and other reptiles can have problems and even lose its fingers.Keep an eye on them. I dont recommend giving your baby a bath right now.It can be too stressing for him. I use to bath my uros frequently but only during the summer when the weather temp is above 80F.

When the temp is above 80F? The cool side of a good uro cage should be around 80. The warm side should have ambient temps of around 90-100, and they need a basking spot of at least 120F (I keep mine more around the 135-145 range). Do you keep them in those setups all of the time? If so I would highly suggest finding something that could allow you to control temps and humidities and offer a real substrate and usable cage furniture.

I mean i used to bath my uros quite frequently when i lived in Malaysia where the weather temp is always above 80F.So i only recommend baths when the weather temp is above 80F.

About my uros cages, what you saw its a photo of them basking in the sun in their outdoors cages in my balcony in Kuala Lumpur, during the "summer". Their indoors cages are different.)