Originally Posted by milldabeast

can u give us an example of a what could happen when u pull the shedding skin off your lizard? cus if i hadnt of done it one time i think mine would have died. i had a cwd(chinese water drag) and its snout wasnt shedding properly. he was gapping and gasping for air and hickuping like he had R.I or somthn. did this for 3 months couldnt figure out what the hell was wrong with him. finally one day i noticed his nostrals where grown in. i grabed some tweezers and managed to pull the skin off his snout. when i did , these skin plugs about 1/16 of a inch deep where in his nose. i bet if i had of left it his nostrals would of grown right in. the one started bleeding right away but not much. the lizard snapped out of zombie stats instantly. it was like a hole new lizard instantly. the thing started taking calm smooth breaths right away. his eyes perked up 300%. even his posture improved. i think if i hadnt of noticed the skin growing over his snouth that he migjt have died. a few of my lizards dont mine it when u help them shed. i use a tooth brush and scrub them . they love it. they usally reach around there back with there arms and scratch while im brushing em. so they dont seem to mind. i could see if your pulling skin off there face around there eyes and neck and butt where the skin is thin and soft, that might be a bad idea.