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We've had our leo for a month- it's doing well, eating fine and definately getting friendlier. Its a baby but has definately grown since we got it. I just went in to mist the cage and check on it, and his color is much paler than a couple days ago...Is leo getting ready to shed? or could it me a vitamin deficiency??/ I make sure the crickets it gets are well fed, plus I use meal worms and leave vitamin/calcium powder in the tank.

thanks

mdd

mdd,
Sounds like you are doing everything correctly. Your young gecko is probably getting ready to shed. Make sure you have a 'moist box' / humid hide(http://supremegecko.com/INFORMATION_Humid Hide.html) the gecko can crawl into to keep moist.

Good luck
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Wally
supremegecko.com

It's most likely shedding. Keep an eye on it until the color becomes brighter - it means that he/she shed! Thats a very good sign! But just make sure that you check all its toes because sometimes it can lose some if the leftover skin gets caught around one.

Thanks! His color was better than ever that evening--he must have shed!..