Laura,

I read that leopard geckos eat their shed skin, presumably as a source of
calcium.  The second animal might have been trying to do some opportunistic
feeding, like you thought.

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura Ricketts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] Is this normal--biting other gex


> Andrea,
>
> This brings to mind a question I have been meaning to
> post.  When my one female was shedding, the other
> female kept pecking at her... like she was annoyed...
> is this normal? Or was she trying to eat the shedded
> skin?
>
> Thanks

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