Yesterday I got two leos,one of them has skin stuck around his toes and on his head. I was going to give him a few days before I attempted to remove the stuck skin,however he now has scrapes on his head from trying to remove it. The problem is he is a new gecko and therefor he is a bit skittish with me and still a bit stressed. So the question is do I give him a bath now,or give him a few days despite the harm he is doing himself? I'm worried the scrapes will get worse.
New Leopard Gecko, stuck skin and a scrape on his head
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Do what you need for the gecko, get the skin off. They won't understand it, they'll bark at you, but you know you're doing it a favor.
Another solution is to put the gecko in a moist hide, and observe to see if the gecko can get the skins off with a very humid moist hide. Sometimes they just need to spend some time in the moist hide to get the shed off.
Another solution is to put the gecko in a moist hide, and observe to see if the gecko can get the skins off with a very humid moist hide. Sometimes they just need to spend some time in the moist hide to get the shed off.
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agreed, that skin needs to come off! especially the toes as constriction of the digits is quick and extremely painful.
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