vit A and shedding?

[Dunnigan]

My male veiled seems to be having some lingering skin after a recent shed, the humidity has been up and i mist 3 times daily and have a dripper running.

I was wondering is this could be a sign of a vit A deficiency. I was planning on buying some vit A capsules and putting the gel on a cricket.

I know Veileds seem to always be shedding some part of their body, but he has had some skin on his casque for 4 or so days now and that seems a little to long.

Would administering vit A help with this problem?

(the vit dust i use on my crix has beta carotene in it, should i find one that has vit A because i have read that chams cannot turn beta carotene into vit A, is this true?)

 

[sandrachameleon]

Four days for a little retained shed in a non-critical area (its not cutting circulation to a toe, for instance) is not a long time if you ask me. Continue with the misting etc.

There is considerable debate about Pre-formed Vitamin A vs betaC. I personally never directly supplement with preformed Vitamin A. Never. That's over ten years, with long-lived healthy chameleons.
that said, others swear by using a tiny bit of vitamin A smeared on a cricket periodically. The concern is getting the amount small enough not to cause harm; too much Vitamin A is dangerous, which is something everyone agrees on. To read more opinions, check out this entry in my blog, where I've kept a number of links related to the subject of supplements including vitamin a
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/65-supplements.html

 

[BocaJan]

My male rarely sheds his casque. If you are concerned, take a little mineral oil and either use your fingertip if he's friendly, or a Q-tip if he's not and apply it to the area that needs to shed.

 

[Dunnigan]

My male rarely sheds his casque. If you are concerned, take a little mineral oil and either use your fingertip if he's friendly, or a Q-tip if he's not and apply it to the area that needs to shed.

He may eat the Q-tip

My guy is not the friendliest

So if the skin hangs out for a while in a non vital area its not a concern? I was worried that the skin underneath may turn black and die, similar to what happens to feet of they do not shed properly.

 

[BocaJan]

Nope, nothing will happen, especially on the casque since that is skin over bone there. He will be fine.

 

[Dunnigan]

Thanks

 

[ChrisnLisa]

Your guy will be fine. The reason that can happen to toes or tail tips is because the skin can start to cut off circulation to that area.