shed question

[mascutt]

I have a little shedding issue that I'm not sure what to do about. Two weeks ago Lola had her third shed with me.. this is the first time she didn't get it all off.. One foot had some on the toes. So I put her in a little tepid water and was able to get most of it off. But wrapped around her thumb toe is a piece I haven't been able to get off at all... and neither has she. She worked at it for a few days and then gave up.

Now she is starting to get dusty again...so I know another shed is coming. Will this old piece of shed come off with next? Or am I looking at a major problem because I can't get it off?

In the meantime Sela had her first shed with me, and it went 100% smooth - no skin remaining.

Sela -

Lola -

 

[steve905]

I know you put her in some warm water to remove the shed. When a few of mine have had issues I put them in a gladware container with very moist papertowel in it. I then place them partially over a heat strip and let them bake for 45min-1 hr. Then take a q-tip or tweezers if you have good eyes and work the skin off. Once I get to this point I've never had a skin issue not get resolved. If the skin seems loose but doesn't come off right away put her back in the tub for another hour.

Good Luck!

 

[mascutt]

Sweet. I will give that a try. Thanks!

 

[RampantReptiles]

it looks like Sela has some stuck shed on the tip of her nose but it might just be the photo.

 

[mascutt]

No, that's just the photo, she doesn't have any shed on her that I can see

 

[thegeckoguy23]

Ok what i do if this happens i give them a bath and if that don't work i go and get a Qtip and put some warm water on it and scurb it off

 

[roger]

Ok what i do if this happens i give them a bath and if that don't work i go and get a Qtip and put some warm water on it and scurb it off

yeah,but that shed definately needs to come off.Get a tub and put some luke warm water just up to her feet and let her soak.If u cant get it off the first try let it go for a couple of hours and try again.Try tweezers but instead of using both prongs just use one of the prongs of the tweezer and kind of hook the stuck shed off.

 

[Designer Geckos]

Hi David, you need to be sure you have a good moist hide for shedding. But if you are still getting stuck shed on toes and elsewhere, there is a good alternative that we have used on one of our big males who's a problem shedder and always used to get shed stuck on his toes and nose, etc. No gecko likes to be plunged into a water bath. The best thing is to prevent the stuck shed from happening.

We have used this method with great success. As soon as you see your problem leo starting to get milky, paint on some Repti Shedding Aid with a Qtip to the areas where the leo gets stuck shed....toes, nose, jawline, front of head. This product comes in a spray bottle, but don't spray it. Unscrew the cap and dip in your Qtip and lightly coat the lower legs/toes and front of the head and let it soak into the skin for 20 seconds or so before putting your leo away. This puts down a layer of moisturizer on the problem areas, and when the leo sheds, the skin peels off easily for him. It works great!

Prevention, as with any other health issue, is always the way to go. Our problem child hasn't had any stuck shed since we've done this with him...easy for him, easy for us, and the leo is happy that you aren't inspecting him and picking at him with tweezers or putting him in a water bath.
Give it a try.
Good luck.