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I have a breeding pair of white line geckos, and my female is looking pretty rough. Her first clutch is due to hatch around the end of this month at the earliest, and she has laid another clutch already. She shed just before her first clutch, and then again before this one, but this time all the skin didn't come off and I'm worried about her losing some toes. Here's the

pertinent info:
33 gallon vertical terrarium
85* on warm side
75*-80* on cool side and ground level
Humidity 70% during the day and 80-90% at night
Eco-Earth substrate
Pothos, spider plant, & Snake plant (real)
climbing/basking limb with ivy (fake)
shallow water dish big enough to submerse
moss kept damp for humid hide

The fake limb also has a "cave" at the bottom for another humid hide.

My male makes use of the humid hides and the moss, but the female hasn't this time. I have pictures if anyone needs to see them. Please, if you have any suggestions, I'd be grateful to hear them!

Hi, would love to see your pics but for now I think I would just mist her a couple times/ warm spray if she is not taking advantage of your moist hides. I just had this happen with a central american banded gecko (female) she looked like a ghost in her white outfit it seemed not to want to come off.

I misted her pretty good , she was not pleased but the stubborn shed skin did begin to come off the next day. Also if it is real resistant and your worried about toes, you can always use a dab of mineral oil on the area, and it should soften the skin right up, and come off quicker, and is safe.

Let us know how she makes out
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PHEve / Eve

Hey thanks! I never even thought of mineral oil. I was going to put her in a critter keeper with a warm moist wash cloth last night, but when I got it all ready and wrangled the hubby into helping, I couldn't find her. She had buried herself under the moss, so I decided to wait. When I looked at her this morning, her toes looked a little cleaner, but it's still not all gone so I may try the critter keeper tonight, and the mineral oil. She looks like she's having a hard time sticking to the glass and plants, so I want to try and get it off as soon as possible, but she completely freaks out if you try to touch her. I'll let you know how it turns out, and thanks for the suggestion!