Do thye continue to grow throughout their lives?
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Do geckos grow everytime they shed......and
Hayblinkin
Apr 11, 2004 07:51 PM
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grimreaper
Apr 11, 2004 09:20 PM
the reason they shed is because they grow.
nevin
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grimreaper
Apr 11, 2004 09:24 PM
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1.1 brazilian rainbow baos-sunshine&chaos
1.1.1 leopard geckos-killer, narvana &sallean
1 blizzerd lizzard-grim
.1 bell leopard gecko-ecstacy
.1 tremper leopard gecko-euphoria
.2. amazon tree boas-sweetness&carnage
0.1.0 kenyan sand boa-stimpy R.I.P.
0.1.0 bearded dragon-blaze
1.0.0 uromastyx-chubby
2.0 brothers
0.2 sisters
3 cats-fat max, spiderman, &toby
1 miniture mutt-brutis
"dont be afraid to die, only be afraid to not live"
"dont become classified. if you are nothing, then you can be anything."
grimreaper
Apr 11, 2004 09:27 PM
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1.1 brazilian rainbow baos-sunshine&chaos
1.1.1 leopard geckos-killer, narvana &sallean
1 blizzerd lizzard-grim
.1 bell leopard gecko-ecstacy
.1 tremper leopard gecko-euphoria
.2. amazon tree boas-sweetness&carnage
0.1.0 kenyan sand boa-stimpy R.I.P.
0.1.0 bearded dragon-blaze
1.0.0 uromastyx-chubby
2.0 brothers
0.2 sisters
3 cats-fat max, spiderman, &toby
1 miniture mutt-brutis
"dont be afraid to die, only be afraid to not live"
"dont become classified. if you are nothing, then you can be anything."
tallyost
Apr 11, 2004 09:51 PM
The reason why herps shed as opposed to just shedding skin cells constantly as humans do is because they put all their energy into growing at one time, instead of constant growth.
GoldenGateGeckos
Apr 11, 2004 10:25 PM
Mammal skin is totally different than reptile skin in that mammals constantly shed dead skin cells (dander) while regenrating new cells underneath. Human beings lose millions of skin cells every day, and that's why we see so many products that 'exfoliate' the dead skin cells from our bodies. Reptiles, on the other hand, do not lose their skin cells, but their entire epidermis (outer skin) comes off all at once after a whole new layer has already grown underneath. Of course, they will shed more rapidly and more often as they grow from hatchlings to adulthood.. they literally outgrow their skin! It does slow down as they reach their full size.
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Marcia McGuiness
Golden Gate Geckos
www.goldengategeckos.com
