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Everytime my leo sheds he leaves skin on his toes, he has already lost 1 toe due to circulation being cut off last year.

Ive gone to the vet and he said its a genetic thing.

Ive also tried soaking in water and trying to manually remove the skin myself, but my leo doesnt liek that and ive been bit 2 times. Both drawn blood. The attempts to remove the skin were semi-successful. Also have tried mineral oil.

What can i do to get the skin toes off? I dont want him losing anymore toes. I already have a moist hide.

Increase humidity inside the humide hide or the entire cage if you have extreme low humidity. Soak him in about 1/4" water or less for 15 to 20 minutes everyday until the shed comes off his toes. You can try a wet qtip to help remove the shed once it's loose if he will let you. Do not attempt to remove the shed if it's dry or stuck.

GL!
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One of mine has this problem in winter too. I've had good luck using ZooMed wound healing aid, which is just jojoba oil and a few other things. Use it to moisten and lubricate the toe skin. Once it has soaked in, I use eyebrow tweezers to VERY gently remove the dried up junk. If your gecko struggles excessivly or some of that skin just wont come off, DO NOT force it. You don't want to risk injury to your gecko. A little more Wound healing aid afterwards should sooth and protect the newly exposed skin a bit.