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One of my leos has some patches of skin skuck on from his last shed. There is a fair sized patch on his tail top side, and a couple tiny spots on his back. Is this somehting I should be concerned about. I have been misting his humid hide every other day or daily. There are no problems on his eyes, mouth or toes otherwise I would be more concerned. I put him in a sterilite tub and tried dipping qtips in warm water and strokeing the spots wich got rid of some of the tiny ones but she doesnt like that and runs away. Im afraid to hold her and do it cus I think she will freak out plus this one doesnt like to be held and jumps and trys to run away. The big piece on her tail the qtips dont seem to help, she really hates it when I try cleaning off that piece, she whips at the qtip with her tail and I am afraid she will drop her tail if I keep at it. Any help would be appreciated.

When I have stuck sheds, I place the gecko in a small sterilite shoebox, mist the gecko and the tub, and let it sit partially over some heat tape for a few hours. This has worked time and again with stuck sheds, this loosens the skin enough so it either just comes off by the gecko moving around in there itself, or you you can simply rub it off with a fingertip with minimal contact to your gecko. Basically all I am creating is a hydration chamber. On one occasion, I acquired a new gecko from a relative that had such a bad stuck shed that it was starting to cut off circulation to her foot. Following this process, I was able to unravel the dried, dead skin. Unfortunately, her leg is now a little deformed, but she eats as good as any gecko I have, and is growing like a little weed. Not getting to these stuck sheds in time can result in toes lost, or as in the case above, even worse.