'Nother new girl

[rothsauce]

Tankmate to my other girl, Grimmgarl. This new girl had worse toe shed issue than Grimm, and it's obvious that she had already lost parts from previous sheds. You can see where she almost lost parts to two of her front (left) toes, but fairly certain the will heal up nicely.

She is such a sweet girl, a very dainty eater that likes to try and eat the feeding tongs more than the mealworm it's holding.

 

[SCGeckos]

I would suggest a 90 day quarantine on any new animals before even considering housing it with another gecko.

 

[rothsauce]

They were bought 2 weeks apart, from the same location and both had been housed together. To my knowledge they were fed mealworms over crickets, and while I'm aware of the risk of parasitic transmission I would rather treat them both (if such were to ever be the case) given their previous housing situation.

Thank you for the concern and mentioning it

 

[DrCarrotTail]

I would agree that if they had been housed together less than two weeks ago disease or parasite transmission wouldn't be much of a concern. That's not, however, the only reason I quarantine my animals. I like to know exactly how much their eating and pooping and that they have the least amount of stress possible during the tough adjustment period after being rehomed. Not trying to preach, just trying to give some insight to why folks might recommend quarantining even if the two animals came from the same place.

Cute girl! Best of luck with her!!

 

[rothsauce]

Advice is always good, while this new girl is rather timid and was probably unhappy with the foot baths, she has been receiving tong-fed mealies when she has been out of the offered hides.
Not sure yet if she is a bad hunter or simply settling in as she does somewhat 'lazy strikes', but she is far more docile than Grimm is. Cleaning the new ones toes was like a walk through a field of flowers by comparison.

Thus far I have not seen any signs of bullying or stress, but will monitor them/her as much as possible to see if a separate tank is needed.
Outside of immediate helping with shed (it was rather bad. Her toes were the worst but she also had some stuck to her head) and checking up on her toes, have been leaving her alone as much as possible aside from offering her mealies.
I might get some waxworms since her tail is a bit thin, but she is the exact same length as Grimm and even a bit more plump around the middle. I now for a fact that there was a sexually mature male in the same tank as her, who was also a bit bigger than she, so I'm hoping she's just a bit chubby and not gravid.