My gecko is about 7yrs old. He has only recently had trouble shedding, this has not been a problem in the past. He has lost a couple toes and now has skin stuck around his eyes. I started soaking him and picking the skin off but this last time he had enough (lots of biting and hissing)I had to stop. One of his eyes is now stuck shut and looks a little swollen. I think I will bring him to a vet this week but am wondering what might have been the cause in the first place. I have a humid chamber with sphagnum moss. I recently started using freeze dried crickets and meal worms. He was eating them fine except the past week and already looks skinnier. I have gotten lazy about sprinkling them. It's a 30 gal tank and I have a heating pad and lamp on one side (the temp does not appear to be too hot, if anything on the colder side) and the other side seems to be quite cold (I don't keep my home very warm). I am wondering if not getting enough calcium, live food, or not enough heat could cause this problem. Thanks for any advice. I am really worried about him. Also this, about 6mos ago my other gecko passed away, seemed to be from some sort of blockage.

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