How does a gecko shed its head and face?

[cocogecko]

'does it use its feet to scratch it off its face?

 

[shadowx362]

No,It usually starts out on the middle of the body with a tare of the old skin. Then it eats the skin little by little till it takes the skin of its face by eating the end. Its best explained if you have seen a snake shed you could see the skin slide off easily from the inside out. well on a leo the end of the skin is going down its throat and so it slips off its face.

 

[calin]

No,It usually starts out on the middle of the body with a tare of the old skin. Then it eats the skin little by little till it takes the skin of its face by eating the end. Its best explained if you have seen a snake shed you could see the skin slide off easily from the inside out. well on a leo the end of the skin is going down its throat and so it slips off its face.

My gecko shed for the first time since I got her, just a few days ago. She shed all her skin except for her head, which I had the help her with since she couldn't reach. I guess your theory makes sense....but what if that big piece off the gecko's back breaks just before the head? Then how would a gecko be able to get it off without help in the wild? I'm not arguing...just curious :main_huh:

 

[shadowx362]

My gecko shed for the first time since I got her, just a few days ago. She shed all her skin except for her head, which I had the help her with since she couldn't reach. I guess your theory makes sense....but what if that big piece off the gecko's back breaks just before the head? Then how would a gecko be able to get it off without help in the wild? I'm not arguing...just curious :main_huh:

Well you know geckos do and will rub against things like trees( if any) or rocks in the wild and so getting that skin off wouldn't be much of a problem. Yes I sometimes do get some geckos that the head piece does stay and so I have to remove it myself. Maybe it was because of low humidity I don't know, but most of the time my geckos get their own shed off by themselves.
Maybe someone else can answer this better than I could :main_thumbsup:.

 

[calin]

Ya I guess rubbing their head against things makes sense

 

[Libby15]

I read to have some rough-edged surfaces in there for this reason.

 

[Zynx_Keekeio]

I personally HAVE seen my leo use it's hind feet like a dog and scratch its head, it was so funny and cute!!!!!!