Re: Shedding

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Posted by filthy on October 11, 1999 at 11:33:20:

In Reply to: Re: wonders if u can teach an old ig owner new tricks posted by muzik on October 11, 1999 at 10:05:17:

: im more than willing to give her the time and plenty of patience. and i do care for her, ive had her for a long time and am rather attached to her.
: i gave her a bath last nite as i saw she was having difficulty shedding her "spikes". is that normal? ive read posts that make me wonder if i shouldnt let her in the tub more often. how often do females lay eggs and could this be dangerous to her as she losses a lot of weight afterwards.
: i would like to take her out but she is determined to get into everything, and there are so many places for her to climb onto and knock things over. i guess its like child proofing the house though.

: btw, thnx for the info. :)

This probably isn't the proper way to do it, but one of our pastines is "picking the lizard." If a piece of shed around the spikes is stubborn, leave it. It will loosen up tomorrow. If it doesn't, a dab of cooking oil soften it. G.G. tolorates this with an air of resignation.

A bath is good. G.G. gets one every morning at the same time. That's when he takes his morning dump.

He is completly free roaming - we are too lazy to build him a cage. He has his corner of the living room with a tree branch, hot spot, UV, and so forth. Also a sunny windowsill where he can almost cook himself. Again, through repitition, he regards this as his territory and pretty much stays in it.

We also are cursed with a cat and dog. These have been trained to leave inside the house alone (cat takes a half-hearted slap at him now and then. It's good. Keeps him on his toes).

Hope this helps,

filthy

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: : im more than willing to give her the time and plenty of patience. and i do care for her, ive had her for a long time and am rather attached to her. : : i gave her a bath last nite as i saw she was having difficulty shedding her "spikes". is that normal? ive read posts that make me wonder if i shouldnt let her in the tub more often. how often do females lay eggs and could this be dangerous to her as she losses a lot of weight afterwards. : : i would like to take her out but she is determined to get into everything, and there are so many places for her to climb onto and knock things over. i guess its like child proofing the house though. : : btw, thnx for the info. :) : This probably isn't the proper way to do it, but one of our pastines is "picking the lizard." If a piece of shed around the spikes is stubborn, leave it. It will loosen up tomorrow. If it doesn't, a dab of cooking oil soften it. G.G. tolorates this with an air of resignation. : A bath is good. G.G. gets one every morning at the same time. That's when he takes his morning dump. : He is completly free roaming - we are too lazy to build him a cage. He has his corner of the living room with a tree branch, hot spot, UV, and so forth. Also a sunny windowsill where he can almost cook himself. Again, through repitition, he regards this as his territory and pretty much stays in it. : We also are cursed with a cat and dog. These have been trained to leave inside the house alone (cat takes a half-hearted slap at him now and then. It's good. Keeps him on his toes). : Hope this helps, : filthy

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