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why do my uromastyx have some white skin on his nose
I got my uro for a month already.He's eating great and healthy.But im wondering why he has some white skin from shed or appear from his nose? i notice that happen like 2 or 3 times a week.
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Re: why do my uromastyx have some white skin on his nose
do you have a pic of it?
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04-24-2008, 01:43 PM
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Re: why do my uromastyx have some white skin on his nose
I think it is salt. They dispel salt out their nostrils. I guess like sweating
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04-24-2008, 01:57 PM
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Re: why do my uromastyx have some white skin on his nose
That is correct. It is how they get rid of salt.
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Re: why do my uromastyx have some white skin on his nose
Soak him once or twice a week and it will dissolve. It's not a bad thing, as stated before it is salt deposits, but if too much builds up it is possible to block the airflow to his nostrals.
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04-25-2008, 02:49 PM
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Re: why do my uromastyx have some white skin on his nose
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Soak him once or twice a week and it will dissolve. It's not a bad thing, as stated before it is salt deposits, but if too much builds up it is possible to block the airflow to his nostrals.
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Soak a Uromastyx? It has been 10 years since i kept Uros, but I would NEVER soak a Uromastyx. In fact, mine died from soaking (at the instruction of the Vet who didn't know what they were doing). The soaking caused a secondary infection. In the wild, they may go their whole life without touching water. To the best of my knowledge, the salt is harmless. I always just wiped it off. But i would advice against soaking unless a good Uro breeder recommends it since things may have changed in Uro husbandry in the last 10 years.
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Re: why do my uromastyx have some white skin on his nose
This is interesting. I don't know anything about uromastyx at all.
What is the salt thing all about? Why does this happen and what do they eat that they have so much salt to have to get rid of?
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04-25-2008, 03:27 PM
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Re: why do my uromastyx have some white skin on his nose
I am not sure of the scientific reason, but logically I would guess it is an adaptation to climate. They come from such arid regions that water is the most valuable resource. If they expelled it through urates, that wastes water. This seams like the most efficient method to remove the salt and retain the water. Of course, this is just an educated guess, I don't have any documentation one way or the other.
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04-25-2008, 03:37 PM
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Re: why do my uromastyx have some white skin on his nose
Wow- i really never knew that. You learn something every day I guess!
thanks BW!
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