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hey everyone,
in march my girlfriend and i noticed that our baby mali, batista, had started to shed his leg. today, two months later to the day, he finally got around to shedding off his back and belly. in my three months as a herpetoculturist, i've never seen anything so crazy! i wanted to share some pictures.

eating some of his belly skin

steve

Your baby is just adorable very sweet face, looks nice and plump too !

They shed in dribs and drabs, but if ever there is a tough spot that refuses to shed, use a few dabs of mineral oil, works like a charm

Great pics, I really like your baby , keep the pics coming for us all to enjoy!
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PHEve/ Eve

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oh my, he is so cute. that face is so precious! i do feel bad for uros as it seems they are always peeling some part. i have never seen my guys eat off their own shed but once i did see hugo walk up to helga, rip some skin off and eat it. i think helga and i were both disturbed by it, ha ha.
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vonnie
***There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. Mary Wilson Little ***

That's one dang cute little guy! I especially love the belly skin picture - all curled up like that!
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Torey
Eugene, Oregon, USA
1.1 Uromastyx geyri (Joe and Arthur)
3.0 Uromastyx dispar maliensis (Tank, Turtle, and Spike)
1.1 Uromastyx ornata (Scuttlebutt and Shazzbot)
2.1 Anolis carolinensis (Bowser, Sprocket, and Leeloo)
0.1 African dwarf frog (Sheila)
1.0 Betta splendens (Mr. Miagi)
1.1 Felis domesticus (Roscolux and Jenny)

Hi,

I just wanted to tell you how ADORABLE your baby uro is!!!!