Chris ~ I recommend placing your gecko in a "humdity chamber". Take a plastic container with lid, add holes, and then add a warm, damp washcloth. Place your gecko inside. You can keep this in a warm area like near a lamp. That will loosen the old skin everywhere and make it easy to remove.
I have never used glycerin in these circumstances. Let us know how it goes. Elizabeth > Subj:[gecko]Bad shed > Date:12/29/06 10:48:12 PM Pacific Standard Time > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Schweitzer) > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</A> > To: [email protected] > > Hello to everyone, > > My /G. vittatus/ had an incomplete shed last week. In four years she > has never had a bad shed. She has retained the skin on the rear half of > her body, and on all four feet. I have been misting heavily twice a day > with warm water for 4 days, but she has not made any efforts to remove > it as far as I can tell. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to go > about removing the skin? Do I simply pull it off using tweezers? I > can't really picture doing that to the feet. I have some glycerin that > I will put on the old skin before I try removing it. If anyone has any > suggestions I would very much appreciate hearing them. Thanks. > > Elizabeth Seattle Geckos for all Seasons l l l ^^ /..\ ^^ /..\ ^^ ^^ /..\ ^^ l l ^^ llll \\\ l l llll /// l l llll \\\ l l ~~ llll /// ~~ ( ~~ ) ~~ ~~ ( ~~ ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) lappert(a) robert(a) hubert(a) 17.50 yo r.i.p. r.i.p. (All Lepidodactylus lugubris!)
