Another hopeful leopard gecko purchase.

[thekooliest]

You have probably say I am about to get a gecko a million times
A normal het bell and a mack het bell shipped for $79.
The mack had a minor shedding problem the first time around that he doesn't believe to come back again (it wasn't as bad as another one was...).
And I was just wondering, in case I bought her and it came back...
What are signs of a healthy shed, and a bad shed...
How long does a normal shed last...
And I know that if its staying on, I soak her in lukewarm water and rub off the shed, anything else I should do if she has a problem?

Thanks, Sam

PS. I am asking him for DOB and Weights for they will live together.

 

[LeoMartin]

Im so glad you finally got a leo!

 

[thekooliest]

Not yet...Hopeful purchase

 

[LeoMartin]

Oh ok

 

[thekooliest]

Anyone have suggestions on the shedding problem?

 

[acpart]

Make sure it has a good humid hide. Notice when it sheds and check it carefully afterwards. Help the shed that doesn't come off by soaking it, or using a q tip, or even spraying a little water on the parts that need help. I have several geckos that never manage to get all the shed off and it's no big deal as long as I take care of it at the end of each shed.

Aliza

 

[thekooliest]

Thank you.

 

[RepBex]

my gecko is sheding as a type shall i check later tonight or tomorrow ?

 

[thekooliest]

ya...how long does it usually take?

 

[LadyGecko]

Leos usually will shed in one large piece and most of the time once the skin splits -it will come right off as they pull on the skin

It can take as little as 15 minutes for them to completely get all of the skin off and eat it

Here is am old pic of one of mine shedding

 

[thekooliest]

PURCHASED THEM
Getting them Tuesday morning before 10:30 AM.
WEWT!

 

[leonut]

congrats!

 

[boutiquegecko]

Sam are they the same sex? Regardless they are babies and you might want to house them individual until they get bigger. Hatchlings can bully each other-tail nipping, food stealing etc and one could thrive more than the other. Quarentine would be best (kept individual) until you knew for sure both were doing very well. But if not, keep a close eye on them to make sure they are both eating, no bullying etc. There's some threads on quarentine, shedding etc in the housing section. Good luck. I love the bells.

 

[lil_angel]

Shedding

my baby leo shed for the first time since i got it about 2 weeks ago. Today shed. and didnt eat it. i thought they normally do?

 

[thekooliest]

I think they are supposed to.

 

[nats]

my baby leo shed for the first time since i got it about 2 weeks ago. Today shed. and didnt eat it. i thought they normally do?

My female is going through her first shed too.
If she ate any of it, not much, because there are pieces all over the
cage. I made sure her humid hide was moist this morning.

I have seen skin from my other leos too, so I guess they dont always eat it.

I had no way to know she was going to shed, no loss of apitite at all!! last
night she ate a bunch of mealies + some crics. So her shedding is a complete
surprise.

Leo's dont always follow the "rules"!! :main_no:

 

[rubym]

We have one that never eats his shed. He has a hard time with it on his feet and I always have to soak him to get it off the feet. Our herp vet also recommended the shed spray for him. He has already lost 4 toes from bad sheds when we got him. He was a rescue.

 

[nats]

We have one that never eats his shed. He has a hard time with it on his feet and I always have to soak him to get it off the feet. Our herp vet also recommended the shed spray for him. He has already lost 4 toes from bad sheds when we got him. He was a rescue.

Do you have to spray that stuff directly on him?

 

[thekooliest]

I am thinking Snowy for the Mack Snow and I didn't get a name for the Normal.
So I was also thinking Snowy and The Bandit (normal gecko), instead of Smokey and the Bandit.
-Sam

 

[hondawingsfly]

snowey and the bandit sounds pretty cool...although u could prolly call the snow smokey too since smokeys cars are black and white