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Hog Island partial shed

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So my female hog (less than a yr old) shed 1 day ago. The entire shed was one piece, except for half of the face. I check the shed like you're suppose to and found it missing half the head and no second eye cap. Checking her i can tell where some of the edges are where the skin has not shed - around the mouth, eye, and past the eye. I know you are not suppose to try to pull the skin off and I know you can soak a boa in water to help it finish shedding (but not deep so it won't drown). But i don't think soaking her will help her face. Any ideas? So far all i did yesterday was spray her in the face/body with warm water. Thanks in advance for the help. :shrug01:
 
You can put her in a pillow case or snakebag with a towel dampeded in warm water for an hour. When you wet the towel ring it out so its not dripping , kinda toss it in the bag , add snake , close bag , put back in cage for an hour.
The rougher the towel the better. The humidity from the towel will loosen the dry shed and the material from the towel & bag will help pull / scrub it off.
 
well i've done the wet towel trick for the last couple of nights (3 times now). the skin around the eye has shed (as far as I can tell) but I can still see a fold on the eye (the eye cap i believe). i will continue with the wet towel trick, but what are the side affects if the cap doesn't shed before the next shed? anyone know?
 
2 main causes of poor shedding...

Humidity too low, and dehydration. Both take a little time to rectify. The wrinkle, line, dimple, or whatever in the lens makes me think a little dehydrated. If the cap came off successfully, than some drinks of water, a little more humidity, and another shed will probably fix that up on it's own. :thumbsup:


Good luck.
Rick
 
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