Hi Burke, You ever get that CDT? regards red-eye
----- Original Message ---- From: B K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, August 8, 2007 10:31:28 AM Subject: Re: [gecko]Leopard Gecko Concern HI RED-EYE Burke red eye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 Regards, red-eye ...who has not posted in some years ----- Original Message ---- From: Audrey Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 6, 2007 10:26:30 AM Subject: [gecko]Leopard Gecko Concern Hi all, I have a female Leopard gecko, approximately 5 years of age, that just recently began biting off toes when she sheds. This has now happened 3 times in the last 5-6 months. There have been no changes in husbandry routine, diet, location, etc. Several years ago, I had an adult male who began exhibiting this same behavior only he would bite his thigh. It did not occur at every shed. The wound would heal, with medical intervention, but each successive episode resulted in increased damage to the thigh tissue. I can't circumvent this behavior until I determine, if possible, what precipitates the self-mutilation. Does anyone have any ideas, suggestions, or observed similar behavior in any of your gex that you were able to stop? Sadly, it was necessary to euthanize the male. I would like to avoid having to do the same with this animal. Thanks in advance! 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 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko Do not mettle in the affairs of Dragons, For you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to. -- Granville Hicks
