eating its own shed

[Marr]

my girl caramel seems too wanna eat her own shed,never seen our girl lizzy really do that before,wondering if any harm can come from it?............
thanks guys

 

[fuzzylogix]

no harm at all. most leos will eat their shed.

 

[Marr]

no harm at all. most leos will eat their shed.

sweet thanks,she did it so much smarter than lizzy,was awesome too watch how she worked down her self in one shot,pulling,eating..........just the legs left........

 

[sausage]

In the wild leopard geckos eat their shed to stop predators from catching their sent and finding out where they live no takeaway tonight lolz

 

[Marr]

In the wild leopard geckos eat their shed to stop predators from catching their sent and finding out where they live no takeaway tonight lolz

makes sense lol.............cool thanks

 

[malves85]

Make sure they have plenty of moisture. It should only take a few hours to complete. I didnt know this when I first got geckos years ago and since it was dry it took them days and they lost some toes. Once I got humid hides I noticed they were done within hours and shed perfectly.

 

[Marr]

Make sure they have plenty of moisture. It should only take a few hours to complete. I didnt know this when I first got geckos years ago and since it was dry it took them days and they lost some toes. Once I got humid hides I noticed they were done within hours and shed perfectly.

yes they have moist hides,she had hers off in way less than that lol,i was impressed,my old girl lizzy i have to help,she just rubs herself on stuff............why i wasn't sure if they ate it or not only had the one girl for the past 6ish yrs............