White spots on skin. Problem or just shedding

[Bitfly]

Yesterday there was nothing. Today I see white spots on my 3 month old Veiled female. Is this the start of a shed or a problem?

Please help!

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/4/img5393q.jpg/

 

[camimom]

Yesterday there was nothing. Today I see white spots on my 3 month old Veiled female. Is this the start of a shed or a problem?

Please help!

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/4/img5393q.jpg/

start of a shed!

and she can shed super fast. could even be done in a couple hours.

 

[Bitfly]

Phew! Ya I noticed that in the last hour it has doubled in size. What can I do to make it easier for her? She has a mist king that goes off for 2 min every 2 hours in the day. I just installed it yesterday though so she is a bit weirded out by it.

 

[camimom]

Phew! Ya I noticed that in the last hour it has doubled in size. What can I do to make it easier for her? She has a mist king that goes off for 2 min every 2 hours in the day. I just installed it yesterday though so she is a bit weirded out by it.

thats about it. just keep humidity up, mist with warm water. and leave her alone.
dont try to peel it off.

 

[camimom]

dont be surprised if she starts to rub on things.

my female veiled rubbed her head on my knuckle to get the shed off her eyes after a shower.

 

[RunCode3]

I usually shower my Tobias for about 15 min with warm water in the shower when I rekon theres gunna be'a sheddin'.

 

[Bitfly]

Wow she shed the whole thing in about 8 hours. Amazing.

 

[camimom]

Wow she shed the whole thing in about 8 hours. Amazing.

haha told you.

At that age, babies can shed super fast. sometimes so fast you never even see it. (which is when we get threads of.... my baby hasnt shed in 3 months!)

She will start to slow down on the shedding as she gets older. once she hits about 6 months, she may not do a full body shed. as juvis and adults, they will only shed body parts. a foot, their head, a tail. at different times. so it can seem like they are always in a constant state of shed.

since shes a female, you know all about a laying bin right?

 

[CKC32327]

Came home one day and Pascal was sooo shedding! I dunno where the ethereal glow came from, but was too cool.

 

[CKC32327]

dunno what I did last time...hope it works this time

 

[CKC32327]

uugghhh..gonna go research how to post a pic

 

[CKC32327]

Finally!

 

[Bitfly]

since shes a female, you know all about a laying bin right?

Ya she is a female. I know at about 4-6 months I have to give her a bucket of damp sand to lay eggs right? Is there a warning sign? How long do I need to leave the sand and how often will she lay?

 

[camimom]

Ya she is a female. I know at about 4-6 months I have to give her a bucket of damp sand to lay eggs right? Is there a warning sign? How long do I need to leave the sand and how often will she lay?

the age is correct. and you want a bucket of sand that is wet enough to hold a shape, but not so wet it makes a puddle. at least 12 inches deep.

we leave the buckets in 24/7 with females because they can sometimes never show signs of needing to lay.

some of the signs of needing to lay are:

wont eat, eating less.
constant cage crusing.
hanging around the bottom of the cage.
big belly.
color changes.

I have posted a picture of my female veiled, Lily, who is currently gravid, [preggo] she was mated about a week ago, and these colors means she is working on eggs. she may not show them her whole time preggo. but for now she keeps them on.

I expect eggs within the next 3-5 weeks.
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