My gecko is sheading and I have some Questions.
Should I just let him be?
If not what should I do?
Any other info would be very helpful.
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spense1
Apr 19, 2004 08:15 PM
Replies (3)
thegeckobarn
Apr 19, 2004 08:28 PM
let him be. If he has a humid hide, and you mist him once or twice a day, he should be fine. Give him something to rub himself on, like a piece of drift wood or a cave rock or something of that nature. Nothing sharp.
The only way you'll need to help is if he has any stuck on his legs, tail, or toes. Those have to come off or they will cause the circulation to stop, resulting in the loss of that body part.
Other than that, he should be fine. Just make sure has a sufficent humid hide.
~Crystal
Ps: and yes, he will eat his own skin. This is normal.
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Crystal Light (Yes..that's my real name)
*Whenever you lose a gecko, just think of it as God building on his own Leopard Gecko collection 
ew1074
Apr 19, 2004 08:48 PM
Just let him be. Look him over tomorrow and make sure he has no stuck skin. The only thing you can do is make sure he has a humid hide. You can either use wet paper towels, and mist them once a day, or use some kind of moss. I've always just used paper towels. I wouldnt mist your gecko if i were you, mine always flipped out when i did that. And to much moisture can cause respitory problems.
thegeckobarn
Apr 19, 2004 08:55 PM
Some geckos actually enjoy being misted, while there are some that dont. I have some that will stand up, close their eyes, and just take it in. Its mostly my babies that do not like it...but what do babies like? Besides food, lol. I agree, too much moisture can cause respiratory problems, but this is over prolonged periods of time. Misting daily will not cause respiratory problems, especially since the heat in the tank causes it to dry out easily. Hence why there is a humid hide, and a dry hide, so that your gecko can move from one to the other when it needs to.
My humid hides have to be moisten almost every day, if not daily.
If you are going to mist your gecko, I do not recommend directly pointing the nossle at them, lol, I just spray mine over the cage so that it seems like mists of rain, and they wont freak out this way. And it only takes a couple sprays anyway.
~Crystal
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Crystal Light (Yes..that's my real name)
*Whenever you lose a gecko, just think of it as God building on his own Leopard Gecko collection
