My gecko had been having shedding problems for quite some time... but they were never as bad as they are now. I had some things going on so I had to leave him alone for about three days. He had his water, his food, his calcium dish, and I had misted his cage. When I got back, he had shed horribly. He had his previous shed and then he most recent shed stuck on him! His toes, face, eyes, tail, belly, everywhere was stuck shed. So I sprayed his cage about three times a day and put in a new humid hide (the expensive ZooMed one I had for about two years cracked, unfortunately). It got worse so yesterday I bought the Zilla Shed Ease. I did everything it said, put him in the lukewarm water, 10 ML to 16 ounces. Unforunately I couldn't do it for 20 min like it said, he freaked out and put his head under the water... it did get a little shed off, but there's still a lot left. I finally got the shed off one of his nostrils and eyes, but his eyes don't look right.. I don't know what's wrong. Should I take pictures?
About your leo:
- Sex- Male
- Age & Weight- 5 years old. He weighted 85 when I got him (he's a giant), then he slimmed down to about 75 a year later, then to 70 a couple months ago, and recently, shockingly, to about 55!
(I put mealworms in his dish, I guess he hasn't been eating them...)
- How long have you owned your leo- 3 years
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend)- Pet expo
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo- Not very often, he doesn't like it
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. He's not eating well, his shedding is worse
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. Shedding
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal) He hasn't gone since about a week?
- When was the last time he/she went I don't know
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on- Since I got him, but lately it's been worse
Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size 29 gal
- Type (ex. glass tank) glass
- Type of substrate paper towel
- Hides, how many, what kind was three but the zoomed broke, now it's two, a humid hide and normal hide
B) Heating
- Heat source heat pad
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side) hot side is usually about 88 to 94 degrees F, the cool side is room temp (usually 72 degrees F, sometimes lower)
- Method of regulating heat source- thermostat
- What are you using to measure your temps- digital therm with probe
- Do you have any lights (describe) no
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females) no
- Describe health, or previous problems no
Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much) mealworms in dish
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect) in dish and with tweezers
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) he has cal with no D3, with D3, and vitamin in his dish since he won't eat the food if it's dusted
- What are you gut loading food with- I haven't been gut loading
About your leo:
- Sex- Male
- Age & Weight- 5 years old. He weighted 85 when I got him (he's a giant), then he slimmed down to about 75 a year later, then to 70 a couple months ago, and recently, shockingly, to about 55!
(I put mealworms in his dish, I guess he hasn't been eating them...)- How long have you owned your leo- 3 years
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend)- Pet expo
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo- Not very often, he doesn't like it
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. He's not eating well, his shedding is worse
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. Shedding
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal) He hasn't gone since about a week?
- When was the last time he/she went I don't know
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on- Since I got him, but lately it's been worse
Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size 29 gal
- Type (ex. glass tank) glass
- Type of substrate paper towel
- Hides, how many, what kind was three but the zoomed broke, now it's two, a humid hide and normal hide
B) Heating
- Heat source heat pad
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side) hot side is usually about 88 to 94 degrees F, the cool side is room temp (usually 72 degrees F, sometimes lower)
- Method of regulating heat source- thermostat
- What are you using to measure your temps- digital therm with probe
- Do you have any lights (describe) no
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females) no
- Describe health, or previous problems no
Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much) mealworms in dish
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect) in dish and with tweezers
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) he has cal with no D3, with D3, and vitamin in his dish since he won't eat the food if it's dusted
- What are you gut loading food with- I haven't been gut loading
