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Shedding Process
2009.01.11
His skin(scales) get all dull and wrinkly
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then it starts lifting up
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And peeeeeels away!! (he reminds me of a mummy at this point)
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And then the pieces just fall off when they're ready- Out with the old, in with the New!!
ahem, just to clarify, this shedding process didn't happen in a day, but he's finally at the end so i posted all the pictures together (it takes about a week to shed) |
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Ok, i'm changing Gama's name to Gamma! Because Mirna made a little mistake. Gama doesn't mean "love" in the Philippines (as she had originally thought), but i do like the sound of it- mainly why i chose it- so i'm just switching it to Gamma!
Okay, so I noticed some dry skin around Gamma's toe. It's binding it like a rubber band and i've been instructed by the Green Iguana Society to try and loosen that skin by giving him a warm bath- very common process used to help aid the shedding but the thing is, i haven't held Gamma since the first day he arrived. And that was only to move him from his box to the enclosure.
It's not that I don't want to, because i very much do... it's just that i want to move a little slower in finally handling him. I finally got around to being able to touch his leg without him freaking out and running all over the cage. I just don't want to leap from touching to lifting and prodding and completely taking him from his comfort zone.
Then again, i don't want him losing his toe because i failed to help him get circulation... gosh iguanas are so difficult! Well, i knew they were so it's not new. Cross your fingers and wish me luck to see that everything goes well (for him- i'm totally ready to hold the lil guy)!!
Okay, so I noticed some dry skin around Gamma's toe. It's binding it like a rubber band and i've been instructed by the Green Iguana Society to try and loosen that skin by giving him a warm bath- very common process used to help aid the shedding but the thing is, i haven't held Gamma since the first day he arrived. And that was only to move him from his box to the enclosure.
It's not that I don't want to, because i very much do... it's just that i want to move a little slower in finally handling him. I finally got around to being able to touch his leg without him freaking out and running all over the cage. I just don't want to leap from touching to lifting and prodding and completely taking him from his comfort zone.
Then again, i don't want him losing his toe because i failed to help him get circulation... gosh iguanas are so difficult! Well, i knew they were so it's not new. Cross your fingers and wish me luck to see that everything goes well (for him- i'm totally ready to hold the lil guy)!!
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preeeeetty awesooooooome
yessi222 · 2009-01-12: 20:18
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yiiiikes! scawy. be careful with the footsie! i figured that because i shan't be uploading any more photos for... quite a while... i shan't stop commenting!! because everyone loves comments. ps i didn't know that there was a green iguana society. crazy
????? · 2009-01-14: 19:40
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New skin! Copito FUN!
HeWoh · 2009-04-19: 13:11
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