Moist hide

[speedygecko]

i have a little juvi and i tryed putting in a moist hide for him/her to get in and my gecko just doesnt like it so when he/her shedds i put my leo in a glad box with moist paper towls i have to manually put him/her in there....i was thinking about getting the repti 3 and 1 cave thinkin maybe that would make a deffernce but im not sure my gecko hates the feel of the water lol what would be my best bet ? wait til it shedds and use the glad box if the shed gets stuck or go out and buy that cave

 

[fuzzylogix]

i use ziploc sandwich containers with a hole cut out of the lid. put in some moss and spray it every 3 days or so. i have mine on the cool side of my tubs.

 

[IslaReina]

Even if you dont see it, the gecko probably will use the moist hide on its own. try leaving it in there at all times and see if it will go in there when it starts to shed.

 

[PaladinGirl]

I've had my leo for a month and a half and I have only seen him inside his moist hide once. I get paranoid about shedding and toe issues, and I have noticed that his skin does indeed seem to stay on his toes unless I intervene. Like you, I remove him from his tank and put him in a plastic container lined with warm, moist paper towel. I put the container on top of a heating pad set on low and I leave him in there for about an hour, occasionally spraying him with a spray bottle, paying special attention to his feet. He actually doesn't seem to mind it much. So that's my take on the whole shedding thing

 

[Pinky81]

i have a little juvi and i tryed putting in a moist hide for him/her to get in and my gecko just doesnt like it so when he/her shedds i put my leo in a glad box with moist paper towls i have to manually put him/her in there....i was thinking about getting the repti 3 and 1 cave thinkin maybe that would make a deffernce but im not sure my gecko hates the feel of the water lol what would be my best bet ? wait til it shedds and use the glad box if the shed gets stuck or go out and buy that cave

Before you go out and buy the cave why don't you try replacing his normal hide that he goes into often with a moist hide when he is getting ready to shed...its usually pretty easy to tell when they are going to shed. Honestly though a lot of times I don't see my female go into her moist hide, but I see my male go into his...so every Leo is a little different. Trust that your Leo knows what he's doing...and remember no matter how hard we try to immitate nature...or Viv's just aren't and as long as you are on top of checking post shed for left over shed and remove it...it shouldn't be too big a deal. My female actually now sits very still for me to help her off with any stuck shed.

 

[speedygecko]

thanks Melissa i took out the cold side hide and put in the moist hide so hopefully he goes in there....but ya i do check all the shed afterwards and if any it always seems to be on his toe...but thanks for the reply