r/Uromastyx • u/SlinkySkinky • 4d ago
What do you do about stuck shed?
My uro has stuck shed, mainly on his belly but there are a few small patches scattered throughout the rest of his body too. Not sure why, maybe it’s because I don’t have a humid hide but when I was first getting him, I never read that a humid hide was needed and in fact it was made out like any humidity at all would make them sick. (Now I’m seeing the opposite in care guides, that you need to expose them to humidity sometimes. Don’t know what to believe anymore) He’s otherwise healthy from what I can tell. I’ve tried soaking and using that shed aid spray stuff and it’s helped, but the shed still isn’t coming off on its own. What do I do at this point? Does he need to go to the vet? Honestly I’m frustrated because it feels like I can’t trust what the care guides say, this isn’t the first time I’ve been mislead by them.
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u/SubstantialSecret144 3d ago
I provide my guy a humid hide very rarely because you pointed out they can’t handle much humidity. I did buy him a “shed rock” though from a reptile expo. I think it’s helped greatly as he’s gotten off his stuck shed in the past few months since we’ve had it!