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first shedding
my BP had her first shed today...almost made it one complete piece too but not quite. i thought it was strange to find her skin crumpled up in a ball but i found this on another thread and i guess its normal for a BP. anyways, it was in two pieces...about 5 inches from her face it was torn in half (shes about 2ft long) and theres still a couple pieces stuck to her (but only about 2-3mm big for these pieces of skin). im not too worried about this, but i also noticed a few very small blood stains on the skin. a very small amount around the cloaca and 2 or 3 even smaller stains on the under side a lil further up stream. im guessing this is where some of the skin was stuck and she may have torn it a little. i just got her on may 9th of this year from a petco, and they were underfeeding her. they told me a fuzzy a week, so thats what i gave her, but that wasnt enough and i noticed weight loss. she seemed to have poor muscle tone and her backbone was raised. i figured it was lack of protein but wasnt sure so i went to another pet store for a second opinion and they guy there said i shouldve been feeding mice. he suggested hoppers, so ive been giving her 1 hopper twice a week to get that weight back and so far its working. shes definately getting her muscle tone back, but her spine is still raised (which is also concerning me) could the drastic change in size/weight be the cause of her incomplete shedding? or even some of the spots where the skin is sticking? ive got a thermostat and a new thermometer shipping in the mail right now to get things perfect, but as far as temps go, everythings very close to where it should be. the surface temp in the hidebox at the hot end is a lil high, which is probably why she doesnt use that one anymore, but shes got another one which is about right. humidity is good too, the lowest ive seen is about 45% and the highest maybe 65% but it seems to stay 50%-55% almost all the time.
also, i was wondering if theres an easy way to tell if the eyecaps came off with the shed. her face portion of the shed was too crumpled to tell, i tried to see, but that section just tore. her eyes are clear, but i cant tell if the caps are gone since they clear before the shed anyways
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