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Repeated Sloughing

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slippery42	Repeated Sloughing	Lead	[-]
Posts: 53 (02/02/08 02:26:51) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None My prize Highland male Chondro is exhibiting strange sloughing behaviour. He is continually sloughing and so far has sloughed three times in 10 weeks and had his last slough two weeks ago and despite doing the male not eating thing is going opaque again this week. Has anyone come across this before ??? Ideas would be most welcome!
hylarls		#1	[-]
Posts: 21 (02/02/08 04:28:27) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Dave & Traci Barker told me if I had a snake that was shedding too often for no reason to check for parasites (internal and external). The only times I've seen GTP's shedding continually they have been ill (mouth rot, RI, parasite's ) or very old (over 20). If your male isn't old, a trip to the vet would be a good idea.Good luck, Robin Robin "If it is wet and not yours...don't touch it!! ~ Lecture on zoonotic diseases
ChondroObsessions		#2	[-]
Posts: 52 (02/03/08 09:49:23) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	sorry to hear about this slippery42, ribins advice is good, id definitely go nto the vet for a check up. but also, have you used a shedding aid chemical before? i tried it once on my ball python and it caused her to shed 4 consecutive times very close together. so if you have that might be something else to consider. is he acting strangely in any other way?? i hope this helped you. take care, lucas
Kim Burge		#3	[-]
Posts: 1372 (02/04/08 09:36:41) ezOP Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Interesting! It's not unusual for my males to shed two times in close succession after they go back onto food after a long hiatus. I've also had a male shed sooner (but not as soon as you're saying) after having a bad shed. Due to the fact that he's off food right now, excessive shedding doesn't sound right to me. I agree with the others that it might be best to have him checked out by a vet. Kim Burge Southern Chondros kimberly@southernchondros.com

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