MangoChakra
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My leopard gecko has a difficult time shedding and hasn't used her moist hide because my room is freezing and the ambient viv temp was too cold. I purchased a higher watt heating bulb and a new hide for her next shed, but as of right now she has one strand of skin keeping her eye shut. It's day 2 of being shut.
So far I have been wetting a qtip and rubbing it over her eye. I tried a little bit of jojoba oil too. I sprayed her with water, sprayed the tank with water, added wet paper towels inside her warm hide to increase humidity but nothing has worked. I tried gently pulling on her head to snap the skin but this causes her discomfort and she will scratch at her eye. She hasn't eaten in 2 days besides 1 meal worm last night. Any advice on how I can loosen this skin? Here is a pic, sry for the Instagram handle.
So far I have been wetting a qtip and rubbing it over her eye. I tried a little bit of jojoba oil too. I sprayed her with water, sprayed the tank with water, added wet paper towels inside her warm hide to increase humidity but nothing has worked. I tried gently pulling on her head to snap the skin but this causes her discomfort and she will scratch at her eye. She hasn't eaten in 2 days besides 1 meal worm last night. Any advice on how I can loosen this skin? Here is a pic, sry for the Instagram handle.