bleeding spike :-(

Posted by Kate on July 29, 2002 at 13:36:10:

I was helping Lizard shed some of his spikes today. They were all wet and were coming off pretty easily. Then I noticed that the tip of one of the spikes was bleeding right after I'd gotten the old skin off! I looked in the shed spike and it looked like there was something sitting in the top of it. Was that a little bit of even older skin, or did I somehow pull the top of his spike off??! I feel really terrible about doing that to him. :-( I put a little hydrogen peroxide on where it was bleeding. I've helped him shed spikes lots of times before without this happening; I don't know what's going on this time. :-/ He's not acting like he's in any pain (not that that means much with an iguana). Anyone have any ideas/suggestions?

Follow Ups:

• Re: bleeding spike :-( Kate 07/29/02 (1)
  • ok ... so i am a BIG wimp ... :) ... nm iZs mom 07/29/02 (0)
• Re: bleeding spike :-( iZs mom 07/29/02 (4)
  • bactine is a pretty good antiseptic for herps eyespy 07/29/02 (3)
    • OT ~ do frogs go to the vet???? iZs mom 07/29/02 (2)
      • Surely they do!!! eyespy 07/29/02 (1)
        • that is just *too kewl*!!!! ... *big grins* ... nm iZs mom 07/29/02 (0)
• Re: bleeding spike :-( Samcin 07/29/02 (0)
• Re: bleeding spike :-( PE 07/29/02 (0)

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