Poor guy :(

[Lindz0518]

So my latest addition Thor shed yesterday and managed to get shed stuck on a few toes and his nose.... well I picked him up to give him a little soak and it seems he managed to take the some skin off of one of his toes, not shed skin, actual skin. So instead of a soak I did a sauna and removed all the stuck shed with a qtip and then cleaned his enclosure thoroughly so that the raw looking toe didn't get dirty. It has dried out and looks like it will heal without actually loosing the toe. I guess I am wondering if you guys have any advice, he will not use his humid hide, I even tried switching it out to another container, new substrate in the hide and he still refuses. He has had 2 sheds with me, both resulting in stuck shed.

Edit- I said above he shed yesterday, I meant he shed on the 23rd and he got a soak then and the sauna yesterday, but I just noticed the toe yesterday.... needing to catch up on sleep.

 

[morphmom]

I'm sorry about Thor. I obviously have no idea how to help, but I'm sure you'll get an answer soon. Then we'll both know Do you have a thread I can follow? I'm alot more comfortable here knowing someone. Thanks for suggesting this forum.

 

[Lindz0518]

I'm sorry about Thor. I obviously have no idea how to help, but I'm sure you'll get an answer soon. Then we'll both know Do you have a thread I can follow? I'm alot more comfortable here knowing someone. Thanks for suggesting this forum.

You're welcome. No I don't have a thread . There is a lot of information. A good caresheet to get you started is http://www.goldengategeckos.com/careleopard.pdf

Thor should be fine I just can't figure out why he is having so much trouble shedding. I got him about a month ago and he was not taken good care of. My other leos never have shed problems.

 

[morphmom]

Thanks! I was just looking for a care sheet. It is strange that one would have an issue when they all get the same (good) care. We soak BD's! LOL! But I see that didn't help. I really hope you get an answer soon. I'd like to know how to deal with this too.

 

[Lindz0518]

I am hoping with continuing the correct care that it will get better. It's pretty normal to have some stuck toe shed here and there, you just do a little soak and if it's really stubborn use a q-tip, to gently help loosen it up, I have never had one injure itself removing shed.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

You're welcome. No I don't have a thread . There is a lot of information. A good caresheet to get you started is http://www.goldengategeckos.com/careleopard.pdf

Thor should be fine I just can't figure out why he is having so much trouble shedding. I got him about a month ago and he was not taken good care of. My other leos never have shed problems.

Could be a vitamin A deficiency. Next to a lack of humid hide, that's the leading cause of shedding issues and a common issue in insectivores. (Someone posted a link to an article about it before. I wish I had bookmarked it.)

~Maggot

 

[Lindz0518]

Could be a vitamin A deficiency. Next to a lack of humid hide, that's the leading cause of shedding issues and a common issue in insectivores. (Someone posted a link to an article about it before. I wish I had bookmarked it.)

~Maggot

It's just weird is I feed them all the same, except my grumpy girl who shows a preference to mealworms and he is the only one to have any problems... maybe from his previous owners not dusting or gut loading? I may start throwing in more carrots with the feeders along with dusting every feeder with repashy, that may help.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

It's just weird is I feed them all the same, except my grumpy girl who shows a preference to mealworms and he is the only one to have any problems... maybe from his previous owners not dusting or gut loading? I may start throwing in more carrots with the feeders along with dusting every feeder with repashy, that may help.

How long have you had him? And if you have Repashy, dust every feeder you give. I'd also invest in a cricket diet made for gut-loading.

~Maggot

 

[Lindz0518]

How long have you had him? And if you have Repashy, dust every feeder you give. I'd also invest in a cricket diet made for gut-loading.

~Maggot

I have had him almost a month, I already dust every feeder with repashy. I may try a different gut load. I will grab a new one today.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

I have had him almost a month, I already dust every feeder with repashy. I may try a different gut load. I will grab a new one today.

I dunno how quickly they would recover from a vitamin deficiency, but if it's only been a month and one shed, I wouldn't be too concerned yet.

~Maggot

 

[Ghostoftangerine17]

What does it look like?

I feel like after I helped Dango get some shed off her toes her feet have been looking more pink/reddish

 

[Lindz0518]

No it actually left a little blood on the paper towel in the sauna I made.

 

[SORROW89]

Could be a vitamin A deficiency. Next to a lack of humid hide, that's the leading cause of shedding issues and a common issue in insectivores. (Someone posted a link to an article about it before. I wish I had bookmarked it.)

~Maggot

Here ya go!

Vitamin A deficiency in Insectivorous Geckos | Gecko Time

Feeding beta carotene fruit ain' t going to work. You have to feed Vit A straight form from animal.

 

[B&B Geckos]

Sometimes I wonder if it's their technique. I own several dozen leos, all are fed the same,, many of the same age, but only one girl has trouble shedding every time. Who knows though, it could also be due to the way it metabolizes its food... which would be genetic.

 

[Lindz0518]

Thank you for the article. I give a variety of feeders (dubia, crickets, mealworms) so lack of variety is not the issue, I gut load with veggies, grains and baby cereal and I just got some cricket gut load from the store. I also dust EVERY feeder with repashy calcium plus. He is the only one that has trouble shedding, I think it may take a while to build up in his system because he never got vitamins before I got him.

 

[cassicat4]

My one girl used to have shedding problems when she was younger because she wouldn't use her humid hide, no matter what it looked like or what I used for substrate.

What I started doing with her is giving her a quick soak the night or nights before she was about to shed. Just ankle deep water, enough to cover her feet, and I would dampen a piece of paper towel to drape over her while in the bath. She never had any problems after that, and she eventually started using her hide so the baths are no longer necessary. It's something you could try anyway, if your gecko would tolerate it.

 

[proBie3]

My one girl used to have shedding problems when she was younger because she wouldn't use her humid hide, no matter what it looked like or what I used for substrate.

What I started doing with her is giving her a quick soak the night or nights before she was about to shed. Just ankle deep water, enough to cover her feet, and I would dampen a piece of paper towel to drape over her while in the bath. She never had any problems after that, and she eventually started using her hide so the baths are no longer necessary. It's something you could try anyway, if your gecko would tolerate it.

Good info for some of our more stubborn little pals. :main_cool3:

 

[Lindz0518]

My one girl used to have shedding problems when she was younger because she wouldn't use her humid hide, no matter what it looked like or what I used for substrate.

What I started doing with her is giving her a quick soak the night or nights before she was about to shed. Just ankle deep water, enough to cover her feet, and I would dampen a piece of paper towel to drape over her while in the bath. She never had any problems after that, and she eventually started using her hide so the baths are no longer necessary. It's something you could try anyway, if your gecko would tolerate it.

Definitely going to try this, thank you. It is very easy to spot when he is about to shed. I don't know why I didn't think to do the soaks before his shed, instead of after.

 

[morphmom]

How is your little one now? I'm very glad I read this. Soaking before a shed, is something I'll forever remember.

 

[Lindz0518]

He seems fine. His toe looks a little mangled but it has healed nicely, he hasn't shed again yet but I am watching him. Normally if you just offer them a moist hide they will use it and not have trouble but some do. Soaking is always good to get stubborn shed of toes!