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new granulosa-nodules under skin?

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I have just received a pair of granulosa, neither of which look in very good nick. They are very underweight, one more so than the other. One of them has tiny nodules under its skin covering its body, and after a rather poor shed today they are still there. Is this a bacterial infection?

I have yet to get either of them to eat, although the better looking one attempted a waxworm then gave up.

I have them in an almost fully aquatic setup with one cork bark island.

Any advice?
 
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Hi Louise...I had a torosa with the same problem and i'm 99% certain they are some sort of mite and they are a *"!!~##*? to get rid of , in fact i still haven't. They don't seem to bother them at all and when mine came out of hibernation there seemed to be fewer so cold may affect them. They do look a bit on the skinny side but have a good apetite and will soon put on weight..may i ask where you bought them from....ian
 
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