I HATE SUPERWORMS!

[RAlbrecht]

Maybe she wanted to get a little festive for the holidays... she does look like Rudolph now ... but yeah probably a scuff from shedding

 

[fl_orchidslave]

A tiny sharp edge can slice if it's caught just right, even by our human fingers. On some of my ziplock humid hides I've had to use a nail file to smooth a edge or point. A few of mine practically ball up the paper towel when shedding, the goofballs.

 

[tlbowling]

Thanks for all the help and compliments She is a pretty little thing

Her sore nose looks so chapped, cracked and dry, and she keeps licking it. I hope it heals quickly. I hate seeing her like this.

 

[GeckoGathering]

Nosey

She is housed alone, in an 18 qt sterilite container, with a "zip-lock" brand humid hide, a half fake rock (totally smooth) warm hide, and 2 plastic dishes for water and calcium/worms(now just calcium). The container has about 15 holes burned into it from a soldering iron. I really dont know what she could have ran into or scraped that hard against. All of my geckos bins are set up the same way, she's the only one this happened to? Im really puzzled:main_huh:

She did she about 2 days before this happened, not sure if that has anything to do with a diagnosis?

PS...she doesnt seem stressed, shes one of the CALMEST geckos I've ever seen! She's SUPER MELLOW! I shoulda named her "mellow yellow"

You have a Pretty Gecko.
You said :

The container has about 15 holes burned into it from a soldering iron.

If that is true and not burned out
you may still have sharp edges
on the holes inside your container.
Unless sanded.
And this is my "Mellow Yellow."

Take care. Hj

 

[prettyinpink]

Mad at the supers eh? Did you give them a time out?

Rose does the same thing...I sware she's blind. I look in her dish and think oh wow what a pig! Then when I go to mist her hide they're in there >.< I only leave one or two in her dish...It's like she takes a bite out of one and says oh here go play for a little bit. Seriously! I don't know what she's doing.

edit: just saw the pics. poor girl hope she'll be ok. She's super cute btw :smitten:

 

[tlbowling]

Mad at the supers eh? Did you give them a time out?

Rose does the same thing...I sware she's blind. I look in her dish and think oh wow what a pig! Then when I go to mist her hide they're in there >.< I only leave one or two in her dish...It's like she takes a bite out of one and says oh here go play for a little bit. Seriously! I don't know what she's doing.

edit: just saw the pics. poor girl hope she'll be ok. She's super cute btw :smitten:

Thanks, she is a cutie! She's all better now The area is all healed up it just looks dry now. But she's back to eating (she had given up on supers and crickets for a few days, if they were the culprit I guess she was scared of them)

 

[minimoe80]

Honestly I never leave live feed in with my leo. I always hand feed him his meals to avoid just such an issue. IDK if I'd call it stupid but I don't think leos are pleasure killers... a type of animal that will kill something just because it's pestering it. I think they're more the play dead and hope it goes away types. Depending on the size of your collection hand feeding may be a better way to go. After all with Eros it's 3 supers 3x a week, takes about 15 minutes to feed, spray his tank, refresh his water and calcium if needed and shake out his litterbox. Oh, I also stun the supers before I feed Eros. I give their heads a ittle pinch so that they don't trhow that pointy tail at him when he bites them.

What exactly do you mean by hand feeding? Don't mean to ask such a stupid question, but what is it your doing? Do you actually hold a worm in one hand (like between two fingers) and bring it toward the LEO and he just grabs it right out?

And to the Original Poster.. That really is a gorgeous Gecko!!

 

[tlbowling]

What exactly do you mean by hand feeding? Don't mean to ask such a stupid question, but what is it your doing? Do you actually hold a worm in one hand (like between two fingers) and bring it toward the LEO and he just grabs it right out?

And to the Original Poster.. That really is a gorgeous Gecko!!

We "hand feed" them by holding the worm with tweezers. And Thanks for the compliment!

 

[minimoe80]

Thanks.. Ill have to try that. Would be really neat if she would eat like that for me

 

[tlbowling]

UPDATE:

OK... I found out it wasnt a superworm...she was shedding last night, apparently she's been having some trouble getting the shed off her eyes and nose. I saw her rubbing and rubbing on the doorway of her rock hide, and she managed to do it again before I could catch it in time! So I changed out the rock hide for another style, and remisted her humid hide (which was damp, but i just wanted to make sure she had enough humidity) and misted the warm side of her enclosure. So hopefully that will do the trick

 

[fl_orchidslave]

A few of mine do better with a daily shot of fine mist on the sides of the warm end.