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I just got a new tokay, and it seems to be having a bit of a problem shedding. Is there anything I can do to help it along? I'm afraid it's not eating because of the difficulty, and am getting a little worried about it. I'm trying to keep misting it, but he/she keeps moving away & under stuff so I can't really we it down. Any ideas/suggestions?

Thanks!

Howie
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1.0.0 Bearded Dragon (Digger)
1.1.0 Golden Geckos (Tevye & Golde)

I don't know if this is correct, but I read something that said to not mist them directly. Would a tokay go into a humidity box? I have a humodity box in with my leopard geckos. It is a shoe box-type container with a hole cut in one corner. I put moist vermiculite inside and it stays pretty humid inside. Helps with shed. If you can mist them directly, maybe try shed-aid. another thing I do, but for my bearded dragons, is to soak them. Although, this would probably not work for a tokay, since they can climb out of the container. I am having problems with seeing my tokay eat. I just got it recently, so I do not have much experience with them. Sorry I could not help more.
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More pets than one room can hold. I listed them all but it looked ridiculous!!!
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I don't have any experience with Tokays so what I suggest might be of no help, but if you could get your Tokay into a smaller, ventilated container and leave it is a really humid room (put the shower on really hot in your bathroom for instance) for some time, it may help soften the skin?

Ok, I don't think it's a shed problem. While it's not shedding well, I think it may have tried to eat some of the substrate. I was using the stuff that kind of looks like peat moss, comes in a compressed brick. I'm thinking it's not the best thing! Not sure what to do, the tokay isn't looking good, and I don't know of any good reptile vets near me. I tried giving it water with an eyedropper, but no luck. That's when I was what looked like substrate in it's mouth, when I got it to open a little. Any suggestions? If it lives to tomorrow, I'll look for a vet!

Howie
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1.0.0 Bearded Dragon (Digger)
1.1.0 Golden Geckos (Tevye & Golde)

well for one.. i would try feeding him from a dish... i put super worms in a slick metal dish ... like a small dog water dish... that would stop him from eating the substrate... and as for the shed... how many times a day do you mist them... 3 is minimum.. you should have a humidity gauge in your tank and the humidity should not drop below 40% keep it around 60-80 if possible.. i have 2 tokays 1.1