[gecko]Question on hatchling Gold Dust Day Gecko having trouble
shedding "egg skin"
Tracy Vicente
gecko@lists.gekkota.com
Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:47:40 -0400
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Is this going through?
Lyle, I cc'd this to you because I didnt see it come through on the list,
though I receive emails from listserv...
can you please post this? I think it will help this gir.
Thanks, Tracy
RE: gold dust hatchling:
I had to reply, I had an incident years ago with a rescue grandis and the
first shed was the issue with this one.
as much as i was afraid i was killing the poor thing, I was vigilant with
LOTS of wet paper towels and qtips.
Here are links to the whole story:
Day one: rescue:
http://www.gexfiles.com/album/grandisbaby/surprise.jpg
Day 2: much relief and on the way to recovery (note the lid of fruit, that
is from one of those TINY pill bottles)
http://www.gexfiles.com/album/grandisbaby/grandisday2_2.jpg
and, this gecko grew to be a full sized adult.... BUT
http://www.gexfiles.com/album/grandisbaby/DSC00010sm.jpg
(you can see all of Esmeralda's photos at
http://www.gexfiles.com/album/grandisbaby/ )
I literally had to shed her by hand every time, right up until the day she
passed away 5 years later. It was a labor of love, she would squawk and
bite, but she wouldnt ever shed on her own, if I left it, it would have
shortened her life even more. Even though her life was short to begin with,
it would have been a lot shorter.
So, I think you need to help this little one, get out the qtips and paper
towels and prepare for the little one to do the death roll a lot.
I hope this helps!
Tracy
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From: gecko-admin@lists.gekkota.com [mailto:gecko-admin@lists.gekkota.com]
On Behalf Of Lyle Puente
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 9:35 PM
To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com
Subject: Re: [gecko]Question on hatchling Gold Dust Day Gecko having trouble
shedding "egg skin"
You have a tough job!
Can you mist her and maybe injure some of the fruit flies to make them
easier catches?
You might need to mist her well and try a fine tweezer to get that skin off?
Lyle
Lyle Puente
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On Jun 1, 2008, at 7:15 PM, Sherron wrote:
We found a tiny hatchling on May 13 that was a little underdeveloped and was
still in that grayish skin they have when they first come out of the shell.
She was dehydrated and has a problem with her right leg, but is spunky.
We haven't been able to release her outside like we do the rest of the
hatchings we find, as her bad leg has kept her from being very mobile, but
she has been doing pretty well eating tiny bugs & aphids I collect for her.
She has also shown a real interest in the fruit flies around her papaya, but
I don't think she has managed to catch any yet.
But she started having trouble yesterday and was real cold & clammy, so we
put a heating pad near her cage to help warm her up. It seems to have
started her molting her "egg skin", but she has a bunch of it around her
neck that she can't get off.
Is there anything we can do to help her? She is so tiny we don't see how we
could try to cut it off! The rest of the skin except for around her neck
should slough off okay, but the stuff around her neck is several layers and
is a ring, so it may be another matter. :(
Any help would be greatly appreciated as she is really a spunky little girl.
Mahalo, Sherron
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=529434503-02062008>Is
this going through?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=529434503-02062008>Lyle,
I cc'd this to you because I didnt see it come through on the list, though I
receive emails from listserv...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=529434503-02062008>can
you please post this? I think it will help this gir.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=529434503-02062008>Thanks, Tracy</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=529434503-02062008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=529434503-02062008>RE:
gold dust hatchling:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=529434503-02062008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=529434503-02062008>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I had
to reply, I had an incident years ago with a rescue grandis and the first shed
was the issue with this one.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>as
much as i was afraid i was killing the poor thing, I was vigilant with LOTS of
wet paper towels and qtips.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Here
are links to the whole story:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Day
one: rescue:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A
href="http://www.gexfiles.com/album/grandisbaby/surprise.jpg">http://www.gexfiles.com/album/grandisbaby/surprise.jpg</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Day 2:
much relief and on the way to recovery (note the lid of fruit, that is from one
of those TINY pill bottles)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A
href="http://www.gexfiles.com/album/grandisbaby/grandisday2_2.jpg">http://www.gexfiles.com/album/grandisbaby/grandisday2_2.jpg</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>and,
this gecko grew to be a full sized adult.... BUT</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A
href="http://www.gexfiles.com/album/grandisbaby/DSC00010sm.jpg">http://www.gexfiles.com/album/grandisbaby/DSC00010sm.jpg</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>(you
can see all of Esmeralda's photos at <A
href="http://www.gexfiles.com/album/grandisbaby/">http://www.gexfiles.com/album/grandisbaby/</A>
)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
literally had to shed her by hand every time, right up until the day she passed
away 5 years later. It was a labor of love, she would squawk and bite, but she
wouldnt ever shed on her own, if I left it, it would have shortened her life
even more. Even though her life was short to begin with, it would have been a
lot shorter.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>So, I
think you need to help this little one, get out the qtips and paper towels and
prepare for the little one to do the death roll a lot. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I hope
this helps!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Tracy</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=404075423-01062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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gecko-admin@lists.gekkota.com [mailto:gecko-admin@lists.gekkota.com] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Lyle Puente<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 01, 2008 9:35
PM<BR><B>To:</B> gecko@lists.gekkota.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[gecko]Question on hatchling Gold Dust Day Gecko having trouble shedding "egg
skin"<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>You have a tough job!
<DIV>Can you mist her and maybe injure some of the fruit flies to make them
easier catches?</DIV>
<DIV>You might need to mist her well and try a fine tweezer to get that skin
off?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Lyle</DIV>
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<DIV>On Jun 1, 2008, at 7:15 PM, Sherron wrote:</DIV><BR
class=Apple-interchange-newline><BIG>We found a tiny hatchling on May 13 that
was a little underdeveloped and was still in that grayish skin they have when
they first come out of the shell. She was dehydrated and has a problem with
her right leg, but is spunky.<BR><BR>We haven't been able to release her
outside like we do the rest of the hatchings we find, as her bad leg has kept
her from being very mobile, but she has been doing pretty well eating tiny
bugs & aphids I collect for her. She has also shown a real interest in the
fruit flies around her papaya, but I don't think she has managed to catch any
yet.<BR><BR>But she started having trouble yesterday and was real cold &
clammy, so we put a heating pad near her cage to help warm her up. It seems to
have started her molting her "egg skin", but she has a bunch of it around her
neck that she can't get off. <BR><BR>Is there anything we can do to help her?
She is so tiny we don't see how we could try to cut it off! The rest of the
skin except for around her neck should slough off okay, but the stuff around
her neck is several layers and is a ring, so it may be another matter.
:(<BR><BR>Any help would be greatly appreciated as she is really a spunky
little girl. <BR><BR>Mahalo, Sherron</BIG>
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