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hello,

i went out of town for two weeks and left very detailed instructions with a friend on how to care for my chams...when i returned i discovered she did a poor job on caring for them and did not mist them hardly at all! Yema went into a shed yesterday and was able to shed her legs, head and back. but retained the skin on her stomach and sides. i have been spraying her with skin conditioners and soaked her in a warm bath, and still nothing. is there anything i can do for her? i know this is bad, and i am really upset about this. how can treat her and is there any way to get the skin off? thanks.

rachel
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4.3 African Clawed Frog
3.3 Calfornia Newt
0.1 Leucistic Texas Ratsnake
1.2 Veiled Chameleon
0.1 Albino Cranwells Horned Frog
0.1 Paddle Tail Newt
0.1 Green Iguana
0.5.0 Indonesian Floating Frog

The chameleon should find a way to rub off excess skin on branches etc. on its own. Don't worry, just be patient.

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1.1 Chamealeo Calyptratus (Lex and Cecily sittin in a tree)
0.1 Holland Lop (Ausian)
0.0.13 (dozens of African ciclids (they breed like crazy), 2 Placo's, 2 unkown)

I would not use skin conditioners. Frankly, I don't see that they do much more good than proper humidity and spraying, and you never know what effect the added chemicals might have on a cham (they weren't really designed for cham skin). Just keep an eye on the shed. If the edges of the unshed area start to look crusty or discolored there might be an infection working. But, most often the skin will simply come off the next shed. I would not worry too much at this point. If your cage humidity is good and you spray her as usual I bet the skin will work its way loose on its own as the skin flexes and moves with her.