Erick_AmourBadr
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5 minutes ago my chameleon was his happy green self. Now, he's all white and his skin is falling off like powder this is his first shed and my first experience what should I do?
Full body shed in a matter of minutes?!?!
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Erick_AmourBadr
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Aww he has a little cape now
ReptilesRock
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Mist him it will help him shed his skin easier
RedMountainHome
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Shed's aren't a bad thing, by any means. I've seen mine go through an "explosive" shed like that, as someone else described it. It's pretty cool looking.
I typically give my chams a nice, long, warm shower or two around shed time. However with yours being so new to you I'd agree with the advice @jamest0o0 put out: Up his mistings and continue to leave him be so he can settle in.
I typically give my chams a nice, long, warm shower or two around shed time. However with yours being so new to you I'd agree with the advice @jamest0o0 put out: Up his mistings and continue to leave him be so he can settle in.
Beelinn
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Sometimes they are so fast!
The first time my boy she'd, I thought he had a massive cut on his front leg, as there was a crease there. After looking all around the cage to find the sharp culprit, I rand to a computer to consult the forums for what to do for a cut. 10 minutes later I go back to inspect further and he was doing a complete body flake. That was the most relieved I'd ever felt!
The first time my boy she'd, I thought he had a massive cut on his front leg, as there was a crease there. After looking all around the cage to find the sharp culprit, I rand to a computer to consult the forums for what to do for a cut. 10 minutes later I go back to inspect further and he was doing a complete body flake. That was the most relieved I'd ever felt!
Erick_AmourBadr
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How long should it take my little guy to finish? He has a bit over his eye, tail, and crest.
Zephalia
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When the are babies, it takes anywhere from a half hour to a few hours to completely shed. When they become juvenile, it could take the better part of a day. When they are adults and finished growing, they could take weeks to fully shed, as they shed in sections and no longer do a full body shed.
Just up your mistings to help the skin come off. The only time I interfere is when some shed is stuck on the tip of the tail, eyes or toes for more than a couple days. That is to avoid having it dry up and constrict the skin underneath which can cause tail loss, toe loss or shed in the eye can cause eye infections. But I don't have to interfere often as they are good at getting it off themselves.
Just up your mistings to help the skin come off. The only time I interfere is when some shed is stuck on the tip of the tail, eyes or toes for more than a couple days. That is to avoid having it dry up and constrict the skin underneath which can cause tail loss, toe loss or shed in the eye can cause eye infections. But I don't have to interfere often as they are good at getting it off themselves.
