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Is it normal for a 7" gecko to shed about 1 and 1/2 weeks apart?

lillesspetz Jun 08, 2005 07:23 PM

Ok I got two female geckos. The other female(thinner one) shed before this girl. It's been about 1 1/2 weeks since the last shed and the girl who was the 2nd to shed is now the first to shed, actually she is about to shed(ghostly skin).

I'm not sure how far apart shedding suppose to be, so I had to ask, if this is normal.

If not then what can I be doing wrong?

She does eat alot more then the other girl. She is alot thicker in size too. She eats mealworms and waxworms, sometimes crickets, but doesn't like them much. The other girl loves the waxworms and I always make sure that they both eat atleast 3 worms, by hand feeding them the worms. Just holding the worms and the wiggling worms will make them catch it and eat it. I leave a bowl of mix waxworms and mealworms(20 of each). I seen the thicker girl eat alot but I haven't witness the other girl eating much of them. I do still handfeed them, 3 every other day and 1 for the days that I don't feed them 3.

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SGcvn69 Jun 08, 2005 08:28 PM

the more they eat the more they shed so yes, it is normal

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