[gecko]Leopard Gecko Concern

[Julie Bergman]

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.
>
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