At 02:51 PM 8/8/2007, you wrote:
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.
Hi Julie,
This girl is kept on newspaper. Her humid box is an Exo-Terra Snake Cave
which measures 9.8" x 7.4" x 4.7". The substrate inside is reptile moss that
is replaced ~every 2 weeks. There is no skin remaining when this girl goes
through a shed. We monitor all the leos closely because some do retain skin
on their toes. When that happens we soak them & use blunt tweezers
to carefully
remove any remaining skin.
I will have her entire cage, including humid box, sanitized. I do
have a microscope
& will definitely take a closer look at her skin next time she sheds.
Thanks so much for the advice!
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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