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Arilove29

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We just got this little guy/girl? a week ago. The guy at the pet store couldn't tell the sex. But that's not my main question, he started shedding last week.. it's all gone except the end of his tail and there are two brown spots. It's looks like
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dead skin that just hasn't come off yet, I just want to know if its normal or if we should take him to the vet.
 
Wow! yah it something you should be concerned about, but if I were you I would do something about that gapping hole in the side!
 
brownie64 said:
Wow! yah it something you should be concerned about, but if I were you I would do something about that gapping hole in the side!
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That's not a hole. It's a chunk of skin that hasn't fallen off. It just looks that bad because it's wet. Humidity is around 60-70%
 
We should also mention that the pet store we got him from had the humidity it at 10%. The other ones had the same issue with shedding.
 
The skin should not be brown like that. I have never seen shed look like that. Their skin does not come off in "chunks" I think you have a male by the markings, but if you post a pic of the back of the back heel we can tell you for sure what sex it is. Males will have a little bump that sticks out called a tarsal spur, the females do not.
 
carol5208 said:
The skin should not be brown like that. I have never seen shed look like that. Their skin does not come off in "chunks" I think you have a male by the markings, but if you post a pic of the back of the back heel we can tell you for sure what sex it is. Males will have a little bump that sticks out called a tarsal spur, the females do not.
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I didn't see the Spurs but it is still pretty small. He's eating fine, even by tweezers now. He gets around fine too. He's uasually bright green and happy so I don't think it's bothering him. I guess I'll have to get him into the vet. besides the tip of his tail and the top of his head he shed nicely. That spot was a white chunk of skin that is getting darker. I keep hoping it will just pop off.
 
Rucalee said:
That's not a hole. It's a chunk of skin that hasn't fallen off. It just looks that bad because it's wet. Humidity is around 60-70%
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I've never seen skin look like this. It dries out and separates from the underlying skin when it comes off it don't come off clear down to the meat. Can we please see another pick at a different angle.
 
Rucalee said:
I didn't see the Spurs but it is still pretty small. He's eating fine, even by tweezers now. He gets around fine too. He's uasually bright green and happy so I don't think it's bothering him. I guess I'll have to get him into the vet. besides the tip of his tail and the top of his head he shed nicely. That spot was a white chunk of skin that is getting darker. I keep hoping it will just pop off.
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Like I said if you post a pic of the feet we can tell you. Females usually do not have bars like that in their markings. Also as requested a few more pics of the spot might be helpful in trying to figure out what is going on.
 
brownie64 said:
I've never seen skin look like this. It dries out and separates from the underlying skin when it comes off it don't come off clear down to the meat. Can we please see another pick at a different angle.
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Here is one from yesterday before his morning mist. You can see it looks more like a scab now. It happened on both sides right in front of his back legs
 

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This don't look normal I have never had a cham scab up unless he or she was injured. If it were me I would take it to see a reptile vet, and keep Neosporin on it until then. And yes you need to get any shed off that can be restricting their blood flow, but the vet should help you take care of that as well.

Just curious are you letting crickets stay in the enclosure that aren't being eaten?
 
brownie64 said:
This don't look normal I have never had a cham scab up unless he or she was injured. If it were me I would take it to see a reptile vet, and keep Neosporin on it until then. And yes you need to get any shed off that can be restricting their blood flow, but the vet should help you take care of that as well.

Just curious are you letting crickets stay in the enclosure that aren't being eaten?[/QUO

Yeah we have been. I'm still trying to figure out how much he will eat. Is neosporin safe?
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brownie64 said:
This don't look normal I have never had a cham scab up unless he or she was injured. If it were me I would take it to see a reptile vet, and keep Neosporin on it until then. And yes you need to get any shed off that can be restricting their blood flow, but the vet should help you take care of that as well.

Just curious are you letting crickets stay in the enclosure that aren't being eaten?
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trying to figure out how much he will eat. Is neosporin safe?
 
Crickets will eat your cham alive at night especially that young please make sure that all the ones he don't eat are out of the cage, and I would put a little something in there for them to eat in case you miss one. Better that than your little buddy. Yes Neosporin will be fine. He really should see a vet to help keep him from a secondary infection that sore looks real bad.
 
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brownie64 said:
Crickets will eat your cham alive at night especially that young please make sure thet all the ones he don't eat are out of the cage, and I would put a little something in there for them to eat in case you miss one. Better that than your little buddy. Yes Neosporin will be fine. He really should see a vet to help keep him from a secondary infection that sore looks real bad.
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Yeah I have a vet by the house. I give him small crickets and read that if they weren't mature they could bite down on them. Thanks for the input. I'll make sure none are left in there. Here's a questions. He's about 2 inches long. Is two small crickets twice a day too much or not enough.
 
I would say not enough I let them eat what they want at that age at least 10 - 12 small crickets. After all it's a growing cham.
 
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