Is this normal for shedding

[rwood93]

It looks as if only his tail is shedding. Saturday will mark two weeks since ive had the little guy and I have him on a routine eating schedule and he knows it. That being said hes getting huge. But only his tail looks like is shedding.

 

[Luvthemanimal]

They will shed in patches.... Perfectly normal.

 

[DanielE]

Yep this is normal. A lot of times they shed in parts. Tail, legs, head... etc.

 

[rwood93]

Alright thanks. Thought it was kinda strange

 

[PatsyB]

Yes they shed in patches. Want to see weird? This is my girl Dexter this week. She can't shed the whole back, just a patch that goes under her left front leg but not the right!

 

[Josh]

What an undertaking to only shed in spots but not others. Must be an irritating feeling for them!

 

[PatsyB]

@Josh I always think the same thing. Dexter's shed today looks like a hard plastic shell on her back. It looks so tight and constricting.

 

[rwood93]

I noticed today that just the tip of his face is starting to shed as well

 

[PatsyB]

Get ready for the nose plugs, try to resist the urge to pull them out!

 

[rwood93]

Get ready for the nose plugs, try to resist the urge to pull them out!

What do you mean

 

[PatsyB]

When they shed their face they will get these "plugs" of skin that hang out of their nose!

 

[rwood93]

When they shed their face they will get these "plugs" of skin that hang out of their nose!

Ok so I should not try to pull these out

 

[rwood93]

It's there anything I can do to help him. I put him in a warm bath for a bit tonight

 

[PatsyB]

Yeah, just like the rest of the shed, just leave it be and it will fall out on it's own. It's very tempting though because it looks so uncomfortable for them.

Warm baths are always good to help a shed along. Wouldn't hurt, just make sure he's dry enough when his lights go out.

 

[diegothediggy]

It's there anything I can do to help him. I put him in a warm bath for a bit tonight

Plenty of baths and misting. And mine both like a nice rub with a sorf towel after a bath aswel