ok, as i said before i am working at petsmart, i've sorta gotten them to start dusting the crix, but i was selling a leo to someone and i noticed that (btw, there is no humid hide) that one of the AFT was shedding, i didn't really pay too much attention to it, but the next day i looked at him and all had come off except that around his toes, i let one of the higher ups know that they should have a humid hide in there (from what i understand she has a real problem with being corrected though) and well she said something like they soak them in water so its ok, well anyways, next day he still had and he still does and its been like 4 days, what should i do, should i try to convince them to put in a humid hide? should i suggest a treatment? and if so, how would we go about treating it...
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AFT at petsmart
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If they'll let you do it, get a few Q-tips (bring from home if you need to, keep 'em clean). With an inch of water in a paper cup, use the Q'tip to soak her toes. Let her rest on you & calm down for a couple of minutes then, using a damp q-tip, gently rub from the top edge of dry shed down. It should begin to look kind of like a latex glove ready to come off just before it actually does come off.
If the dry shed stays on toes and feet, it will begin to shrink a bit as it dries. This causes the loss of blood circulation that leads to actually losing toes.
That's the quick fix .... but it will keep happening until the aft has access to CORRECT conditions (proper temperature & a moist hide).
Until some company markets a "moist hide" that can be added to certain lizard "display cages", chances are slim they'll let you add one BUT DON'T GIVE UP!
Keep working with the people in charge - if you can be both knowledgeable and humble, people take less offense. It could lead to you getting a 'reptile expert' position if PetSmart has one. A willing person who's eager to learn is a hundred times better than someone who just cleans cages.
Good luck to you, and keep your head up. Don't let yourself get used to animals not being taken care of properly. Be willing to take a chance and get the results you know they need.
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Andrea A. 
you can always take a coconut hide and fill it with moss that way it doesnt look unatractive to the public view and the gecko can have a himid hide....i wouldnt even ask just do it and if they fire you for it tell them you'll call PETA for not caring for the well being of thier animals and i gaurentee they'll put a huimid hide in their encloser
Except for the part about threatening to call PETA, I completely agree. Your best bet for a positive outcome is to just do it. Using a cocunut half and a bit of nice spaghnum moss will look good and probably do the job, especially if you can mist it once in a while.
You might even tell the boss type person (the one you told about the need for a moist hide) what you did to take care of the problem. If that person is on the ball at all, she/he'll see you as someone who fixes problems -- not someone who makes problems. It should help sell products better since you & the other employees can show potential gecko owners how to set them up RIGHT.
Best of luck,
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Andrea A.
