Lucy - April 14, 2011

[Little Wise Owl]

Our first real bonding time.

She's still having a horrible time shedding.

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[Wil]

That should turn out to be a good looking adult. I like her.

 

[entropy]

Very pretty. She has a unique yellow color...

 

[Little Wise Owl]

I think that may be due to the camera. lol

It distorted her colour a little in some photos.

 

[Kebechet]

She looks like she's watching your every move a little shy yet it looks like. Beautiful gu though! and fantastic tongue shots. Those are hard to get!

 

[Little Wise Owl]

She was watching my every move, haha.

Never took her eye off me.

 

[teguboy77]

I wouldn't over soak her being it might dry her out more,i would also add cod oil to ground turkey and give that to her,my reds shed fine with 70% humidity.

 

[Little Wise Owl]

She won't touch cod liver oil as of right now and my humidity is around the 70s.

 

[hanniebann]

She's beautiful! looks a bit shy, is she handled pretty easily?

 

[slideaboot]

Do you have something for her to shed on in the cage? Something that will allow for a bit of friction? Cinder blocks work well for this and can double as basking spots (and they're super cheap!).

 

[Little Wise Owl]

She's very shy but not aggressive. She handles fairly okay although she's not a fan of it.

Her hide and basking area have surfaces which allow for some friction. She doesn't appear to want to shed though. She's not attempting to get the skin off herself.

 

[entropy]

She won't touch cod liver oil as of right now and my humidity is around the 70s.

I'm a chemist, so maybe this doesn't erk me like it should... but you can just inject a [dead] mouse with some using a syringe. I also stuff ground turkey balls with all sorts of things I otherwise can't get my Tegu to eat.

 

[james.w]

Is she eating much fruit?

 

[Little Wise Owl]

She won't touch cod liver oil as of right now and my humidity is around the 70s.

I'm a chemist, so maybe this doesn't erk me like it should... but you can just inject a [dead] mouse with some using a syringe. I also stuff ground turkey balls with all sorts of things I otherwise can't get my Tegu to eat.

Already beat you to it. I work at a vet clinic so I'm pretty okay with injecting animals and seeing the gross stuff. lol



James - She had some papaya with her turkey the first night but has yet to eat since. I know her previous owner had some issues getting her to eat at first. She just needs some time, I think.

 

[james.w]

I have heard and read that reds need a little more fruit than the others for proper shedding. Maybe try and boost her fruit intake, try raspberries, blueberries, papaya, canteloupe.

 

[Little Wise Owl]

Yup, I have been. She won't have any of it at the moment. lol

 

[brutus13]

I'm having trouble with my all American's tail and I literally rib the cod liver oil on it and neosporin and it seems to be working. Also my all american will open his mouth and I can squirt cod liver oil directly into him.. We will see what happens. Let me know if you figure out any other ways. I hate when they have a hard shed