Leopard geckos are from dry areas and should not require a humid
environment. However, like many others I provide a hide box for them to
hang out in if they want. This hide box ranges from fairly humid when I
first spray to not really very humid once it dries back out. I use
Bed-a-beast in the hide box.
This shedding problem could be the result of a health problem since
Eublepharis don't usually have any problem shedding. You may want to
consult your vet.
Occassionally I have shedding problems with other species and when I do I
provide a warm bath for them. Put a small amount of warm water (90 - 95F)
in a closed but ventilated container and let them spend 15 minutes in it.
I'm not talking about them having to swim - the water shouldn't be that
deep. Also you don't want to stress the gecko too much so you have to be
careful in that regards. Once the gecko has soaked the unshedded skin can
be removed. It may even take more than one bath.
Jim Chapman/Ogden UT
----- Original Message -----
From: "maia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 7:12 AM
Subject: [Gecko] Shed Problems
> I normally lurk much longer than this before posting to anything, but I
> could really use some help. My four year old leopard gecko has been
> having shed
> problems for a couple of months. I've raised the humidity in there
> significantly,
> and I even tried using warm water on a q-tip to loosen some of the skin,
> but
> there's still some left behind after every shed. I read something
> recently that
> suggested using hydrogen peroxide on a q-tip, but I wanted to get
> someone's advice
> before I tried that. The main problems are on his toes, tail, and
> around his
> eyes, and I don't want to get anything strange into his eyes or mess
> with the
> tail too much. Also, I need help finding inexpensive but accurate
> humidity gauges.
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