My BTS shed yesterday and a question!

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My BTS shed yesterday and a question!

Postby Gao » Wed Dec 09, 2015 2:47 am

When I got her she has a very severe mite infestation. But she's healthy herself. I took her to the vet and have been treating her with Frontline. The treatment has been very effective and no live mites have been seen for weeks. She still had a lot of dead mites under her scales but yesterday she shed and all the dead mites came off together with the old skink! :D I planned to do the fourth treatment this Thursday but now since she just shed should I still do it? Is the new skin too sensitive for the treatment? :D

BTW before shedding she was black and grey and looked very dirty but now look at the bright colors! :D Never thought the dead mites under her scale would come off that easily just with a shed! I guess it's a good thing :)
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Re: My BTS shed yesterday and a question!

Postby Ddpotanks » Wed Dec 09, 2015 9:08 am

gorgeous skink! If you don't mind what variety is she?
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Re: My BTS shed yesterday and a question!

Postby Gao » Wed Dec 09, 2015 10:48 am

Ddpotanks wrote:gorgeous skink! If you don't mind what variety is she?

People on this forum said she's an Irian Jaya. But there are no spots on her forearms so I'm not sure :D
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Re: My BTS shed yesterday and a question!

Postby Noah H. » Wed Dec 09, 2015 10:49 am

I think you'll be just fine doing the treatment. The new layer of scales are normally fully hardened and ready to go when it's time for a reptile to shed.
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Re: My BTS shed yesterday and a question!

Postby Gao » Wed Dec 09, 2015 1:09 pm

Noah H. wrote:I think you'll be just fine doing the treatment. The new layer of scales are normally fully hardened and ready to go when it's time for a reptile to shed.

Ah thank you! I hope the mites won't come back! :D
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Re: My BTS shed yesterday and a question!

Postby Susann » Thu Dec 10, 2015 2:45 am

Gao wrote:People on this forum said she's an Irian Jaya. But there are no spots on her forearms so I'm not sure :D

Irian Jaya for sure. IJ's very often have clear front legs just like that.
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Re: My BTS shed yesterday and a question!

Postby Gao » Thu Dec 10, 2015 9:04 am

Susann wrote:
Gao wrote:People on this forum said she's an Irian Jaya. But there are no spots on her forearms so I'm not sure :D

Irian Jaya for sure. IJ's very often have clear front legs just like that.

Thank you :D I'm happy that she's not a hybrid :D
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Re: My BTS shed yesterday and a question!

Postby Susann » Thu Dec 10, 2015 1:07 pm

I'm no expert by any means, but I don't see any hybrid signs at all. Just an unusually beautiful IJ :)
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Re: My BTS shed yesterday and a question!

Postby Gao » Thu Dec 10, 2015 3:08 pm

Susann wrote:I'm no expert by any means, but I don't see any hybrid signs at all. Just an unusually beautiful IJ :)

Thank you! I really like her simplistic pattern XD
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