agdrac8
Member
Hello,
My husband used to volunteer at a local reptile rescue. The owner would give her reptiles an occasional soak in an all-natural soak to help with their health and any shedding issues. I remember she used green tea and vitamin C but I don't remember the other ingredients or ratios. I'm curious if this is safe and okay for my two panther chameleons and my eastern collared lizard. I know however that chams can get stressed with soaks as they are not natural for them whatsoever.
The reason I think this would be beneficial to my chams is because they haven't had a full shed in a bit. They have both had partial sheds (they are both adult chams about 18-24 months). My one cham, Clamps has viral papilloma and has developed several bumps over his body. These bumps consistently have shed on them, but don't seem to bother him at all. I have increased mistings as well as used shed-aid but nothing has helped. They have varied diets, dusting and gutloading so I know they are getting a nutritious diet.
I was thinking a warm soak with natural supplements could provide extra help. I've also read how dangerous soaks can be (beyond the stress factor) since they can easily drown. I was thinking of making a solution with green tea, vitamin c and shed aid and just misting them with that instead to give them that boost. Then maybe using a warm towel to rub against the areas that still haven't shed to help in a nonabrasive way. Any thoughts or experience with this? Thank you!
My husband used to volunteer at a local reptile rescue. The owner would give her reptiles an occasional soak in an all-natural soak to help with their health and any shedding issues. I remember she used green tea and vitamin C but I don't remember the other ingredients or ratios. I'm curious if this is safe and okay for my two panther chameleons and my eastern collared lizard. I know however that chams can get stressed with soaks as they are not natural for them whatsoever.
The reason I think this would be beneficial to my chams is because they haven't had a full shed in a bit. They have both had partial sheds (they are both adult chams about 18-24 months). My one cham, Clamps has viral papilloma and has developed several bumps over his body. These bumps consistently have shed on them, but don't seem to bother him at all. I have increased mistings as well as used shed-aid but nothing has helped. They have varied diets, dusting and gutloading so I know they are getting a nutritious diet.
I was thinking a warm soak with natural supplements could provide extra help. I've also read how dangerous soaks can be (beyond the stress factor) since they can easily drown. I was thinking of making a solution with green tea, vitamin c and shed aid and just misting them with that instead to give them that boost. Then maybe using a warm towel to rub against the areas that still haven't shed to help in a nonabrasive way. Any thoughts or experience with this? Thank you!