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Does anyone elses leo not eat for about 5 days before shedding? He's done this for about the past 8 months. Is this normal? He goes right back to normal after.

my leos usually stop (or slow down) their eating right before and for about a day after they shed. I think they're just uncomfortable. Too uncomfortable to eat. Their skin is just too tight around their little growing bodies for them to even feel like eating. It's lke going out to dinner in clothes taht are 1 size too small. You just don't feel like doing ANYTHING. My leos always shed during the night. I'll usually wake up in the morning to a beautiful leo with what looks like new skin. I have a hard time telling when my male is getting ready to shed, because he always spends a lot of time in his humid hide, and his skin never really dries out and turns pale. So ya never know... may be the case with your leo, but I'm guessing that he or she has shed about 6 or more times since christmas... probaby more than that. Anyhow, good luck with the excess shed. Hope everyhting turns out for the best.
kev
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Kev
1.1.0 Tang Leopard Geckos: Marley, Mary
1.0.0 Normal Leopard Gecko: Toad
0.1.0 Colombian Rainbow Boa: Rambo
1 Beta: Malificent
0.1.0 Tri Australian Shepard: Nelly

That was a post I sent to someone else, but thought I could use it for you too. Please ignore the part about christmas...

Kev
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Kev
1.1.0 Tang Leopard Geckos: Marley, Mary
1.0.0 Normal Leopard Gecko: Toad
0.1.0 Colombian Rainbow Boa: Rambo
1 Beta: Malificent
0.1.0 Tri Australian Shepard: Nelly