Well sort of a shed. Two questions at bottom.

Greenbean started shedding last week while I was out of town. My daughter spend a lot of time supplying me with detailed descriptions of the state of the shed one evening! The wound that was on his back looks amazingly better now and even the crushing and puncture wounds on his side are much less noticeable. The cut on his side down towards his tail still is a very large scab, but it is in the area that is not yet shed. I still need to get signed up with a site to host JPEGs, so I cannot post yet.

Unfortunately, the shed seems to be a little stuck now. I'd estimate that he is about 2/3 shed with very pretty and much brighter color from the tip of his nose back. Unfortunately, the last 1/3 or so is not yet shed. There are patches that are coming off but it's not coming off in the big sections as the first part.

A very helpful person at Turtle Bay Exploration Park down south of us in Redding suggested warm water baths. I have had Greenbean in low to mid 90* water a couple of times since then and the first time he did loose some more shed the next day on the piece of manzanita that I now have running diagonal in his enclosure.

(Turtle Bay side bar - We got to meet and touch a rubber boa. A very interesting little snake with tiny tiny eyes compared to the racers and coachwhips...clearly not a sight hunter. Weird texture body and hence the name.)

I have been reluctant to disturb him when he is curled up hidden in his hidey hole, preferring to handle and bathe him when I find him already out. Should I not be so timid about disturbing his 'private time' and go in and get him to soak on a daily basis to help finish the shed? Or should I just leave him be and bath and handle when I find him out?

One other question, could I go ahead and offer him a fuzzy and see if he is interested in taking it or wait until the shed is 100%?

Thanks again for the information and fun reading (I have to start digging my underground shelter and get some chain mail and a taser so I can think about getting a coachwhip!)

Tom

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