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RE: Shedding Q

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Posted by: geckogirl72 at Sun May 15 08:03:49 2005  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by geckogirl72 ]  
   

A week is a long time for them to finish shedding. It usually only takes a couple hours at most. Could be a humidity problem. Try putting a small bowl with some water and moss near the heat on the days you're not going to be around when shedding is evident. That will help a bit with humidity.

What type of gecko is it? P. standingi likes it dryer, like the % humidity that you say is in your cage; however, P.m. grandis likes it more humid. Just spray a lot more water in the cage than you are spraying. When I notice mine are getting ready to shed, I spray them with alot of extra water to keep the humidity higher. Also, potted plants will help keep humidity up as well.

I have found in the past when I've purchased from a store, they always have a rough first shed, but they get better and better.

Hope this helps.
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Lisa

1.0.0 P.m. grandis (Linus)
4.3.0 P. standingi (Toby & Kona and their 5 babies)


   

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