Audrey Brown wrote:
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!
I would say the geckos with shed remaining on their toes likely do not
have moist enough substrate to shed in, inspite of this particular girl
not having skin shed on her toes it could be her issue also. I would try
vermiculite. Reptile moss is likely not moisture retaining enough. An
intelligent guess! Also the Exo-terra cave may allow too much air to
circulate depending on the size of openings. You can experiment with
using both substrates and see which on the geckos like better to see
what I mean. They like a moist place to hang out, especially during the
day.
Julie B.
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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