[gecko]Leopard Gecko Concern

Audrey Brown gecko@lists.gekkota.com
Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:33:07 -0400


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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
mailto:audrey.l.brown@cmich.edu
          
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<font size=3>At 01:13 PM 8/8/2007, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I suggest you use a humid box.
it is very simple &amp; provides humidity for the gek which aids in
sloughing off the shed - without it geks do lose toes unnecessarily. Get
a small Tupperware container &amp; drill a 1&quot; - 1 1/2&quot; hole in
the top. Fill box loosely with pre moistened vermiculite &amp; 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
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Thanks, Red-eye.&nbsp; I did forget to mention in my post that all the
leos have<br>
access to humid boxes.&nbsp; The boxes are checked daily &amp; misted as
needed.<br><br>
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Audrey Brown, L.V.T., L.A.T., C.M.<br>
Animal Facility Manager<br>
Biology Dept. - Central Michigan University<br>
117 Brooks Hall<br>
Mt. Pleasant, MI&nbsp; 48859<br>
989-774-2469<br>
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