What kind of substrate, depth of substrate? Size of humid box? Are there
any skin sloughs remaining during the behavior? I would sterilize the
humid boxes, maybe some tiny pest has taken hold causing irritation to
the gecko's skin. If you have access to a microscope maybe you could
have a look at the remaining gecko's skin.
Julie B.
Audrey Brown wrote:
At 01:13 PM 8/8/2007, you wrote:
I suggest you use a humid box. it is very simple & provides humidity
for the gek which aids in sloughing off the shed - without it geks do
lose toes unnecessarily. Get a small Tupperware container & drill a
1" - 1 1/2" hole in the top. Fill box loosely with pre moistened
vermiculite & play sand to withing an inch or so of the top. You
should be able to make a snowball of the mixture to insure you have
the correct amount of water.The geks will stay in there all day long
- they love it
Thanks, Red-eye. I did forget to mention in my post that all the leos
have
access to humid boxes. The boxes are checked daily & misted as needed.
Audrey Brown, L.V.T., L.A.T., C.M.
Animal Facility Manager
Biology Dept. - Central Michigan University
117 Brooks Hall
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
989-774-2469
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