[gecko]Leopard Gecko Concern
Audrey Brown
gecko@lists.gekkota.com
Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:23:05 -0400
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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
mailto:audrey.l.brown@cmich.edu
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<font size=3>At 02:51 PM 8/8/2007, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">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.</font></blockquote><br>
<font size=3 color="#0000FF">Hi Julie,<br>
This girl is kept on newspaper. Her humid box is an Exo-Terra Snake
Cave <br>
which measures 9.8" x 7.4" x 4.7". The substrate
inside is reptile moss that <br>
is replaced ~every 2 weeks. There is no skin remaining when this
girl goes <br>
through a shed. We monitor all the leos closely because some do
retain skin<br>
on their toes. When that happens we soak them & use blunt
tweezers to carefully<br>
remove any remaining skin. <br>
I will have her entire cage, including humid box, sanitized. I do
have a microscope<br>
& will definitely take a closer look at her skin next time she
sheds.<br>
Thanks so much for the advice!<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 48859<br>
989-774-2469<br>
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