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12-May-08, 06:22 PM
|  | Regular Member | | | | please help! blue tongue toes
my bluey started shedding on sunday, he was going all good until i noticed that there was still some skin around his toes...i tried to rub it gently to see if it would come off but it wouldnt...then i tried soaking it in warm water to soften it and this sort of worked but not properly so i left it over night and tried again today and i got most of the skin off his toes but it looks like it has constricted it a bit wat should i do?
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the one second from the left is what im worried about its all skiny at the end and the middle toe still has skin on it...i dont want to hurt him by forcing it off? |
12-May-08, 06:26 PM
|  | Jellybean Club Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-06 Location: Hobbiton, Middle Earth. Gender:  | | | | How long did you soak him?, he made need to be soaked for an hour for it to soften, best put it in a tub with about 10mm of luke warm water for an hour or so, at this time of year, keep the water warm, then try to rub it off. From the pic though, it doesn't seem to be much old skin there, just around the nail??
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12-May-08, 06:27 PM
|  | Roadkill Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-05 Location: Western Sydney Age/Gender: 25 | | | | Doesn't look too bad, soak it again then try with a pair of tweezers.
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12-May-08, 06:47 PM
| | Regular Member | | | | | do you think i will hurt him though? i seem to struggle to keep him in the bowl? he really doesnt like it! |
12-May-08, 06:51 PM
| | Regular Member | | | | | do you think i will hurt him though? i seem to struggle to keep him in the bowl? he really doesnt like it! and yeah its around his nail mostly |
12-May-08, 06:52 PM
| | Roadkill Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-05 Location: Western Sydney Age/Gender: 25 | | | | Put him in a container with 1cm of lukewarm water in the bottom. Put a lid on the container, ensure there is good ventillation, and just leave him in there for 30 mins.
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12-May-08, 07:12 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-08 Location: NSW Gender:  | | | | What about putting him in the bath tub with shallow warm water? Then he can wander, but not get out and won't drown. We did this with ours on the weekend when he shed. Then just rubbed the skin around the toes and tail gently. |
12-May-08, 07:35 PM
| | Regular Member | | | | i tried the container idea and although i dont think he enjoyed it (he scratched a fair bit) everything is ok now i got the skin off  thanks everyone for your help i didnt want him to lose his toes :S | |
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