Constant shed problems...

[crestedgeckogirly]

Ok, I'm new to breeding leos, and my two oldest babies (~3 months) keep constantly having shed problems. I assumed my humidity levels were incorrect or something, but I keep water in their dish at all times, and they are in shoe box tubs....so I don't know if that is it or not...seems pretty darn humid in there to me...

So, my question is, do they need humid hides as babies? I have only ever provided those to my older geckos b/c I feared impaction w/the smaller ones.

They're just getting tired of me constantly soaking and poking at them, not to mention it really is a pain. Any advise would be appreciated...

Just to help...their set up:

Shoe box tub with:
UTH for heat source at one end
Water dish at the other
Paper towel substrate
TP Tube to hide in

Thanks!!

-Andrea

 

[Jeremy Letkey]

Andrea, I would suggest that you add a humid hide. Especially since they are having difficulty shedding. Even if you just add a small hide and wet the paper towel substrate under it. That will definitely help.

 

[Scott&Nikki]

Why would babies get impacted from a humid hide?

 

[crestedgeckogirly]

Thanks Jeremy...I'll try the wet paper towel in a hide...I was just concerned about putting coconut bark, etc. in with them. Thanks for the quick response.

-Andrea

 

[Scott&Nikki]

Oh after reading Jeremy's post I'm guessing you use some soft of loose substrate in your humid hides? You can just make one using a tupperware container and paper towels.

 

[crestedgeckogirly]

Why would babies get impacted from a humid hide?

All my adult 'humid hides' have coconut bark/perlite in them.

-Andrea

 

[crestedgeckogirly]

Yeah, I think I'm going to use a yogurt container for them since they're little. Thanks guys!!

-Andrea

 

[Stitch]

You could always wrap the coconut bark/perilite in paper towels so that will get rid of the impaction risk. I lost a babie due to moss impaction from the humid hide. From then on I wrapped it up in paper towel.

 

[Jeanne]

Andrea,

All my hatchlings get a small hide (usually one of those plastic bottoms for small plant pots) with paper towels folded in fours under the hide. And, I mist the paper towels once a day at night.