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Just a funny little story to add about shedding. I often let my female beardies and my iguana have free roam of the house together. When my iguana is shedding he uses the beardies as scratching posts. He rubs his head on their backs to help remove his shed. They don't mind as they have all been together since babies. He has his own large enclosure but he loves socialising with them 😀

also, where d'you think all of that lovely extra calcium goes?

I'm thinking it's a bit of a defense mechanism... predators can't detect them if they don't leave a trail ;)

They eat it from time to time. My little girl used to when she was young, she no longer does it anymore.

My beardies don't but my leos do

Yea it's got some kind of nutrients or something in it it's good for them

Its actually good for them to eat their shed skin.

I take the big bits out but the little bits lola will only eat if she knows im lookin directly at her!!!
I think its to show me she wants food lol I hoover the viv when she is finished a complete shed but theres no piont when she is half was through

You should never pull skin off it can be painful and damage skin, and normal for them to eat, good actually they say.

That's not gross, gross is my dogs eating it if they get the chance!
I have 8 beardies in 4 separate vivariums, I don't often see any evidence of left over shed, guess it all gets eaten 😀