Shedding

[Leo TheoryZ]

My gecko a couple days ago was very dull colored looked like she was going into shed the next morning I took a look at her around 11 am and i checked her at 930 the night before and she was didnt have the dull coloring anymore

How long does it take for them to shed??
And she doesnt look to have any excess shed on her so Im kinda curios to know
Thanks

 

[Krow]

For some odd reason they eat their shed skin. And they shed a lot when they are young, they start to shed less (about once a month, could vary) as they get older. It never gets old to watch them shed & eat it, hasn't gotten old to me yet, lol

 

[Leo TheoryZ]

You always seem to be there when I need a question answered thanks
But how long would you say it takes them to actually shed like a day or two or just hours if hours I was probably catching some Zz's

 

[Holly12]

that all depends on the gecko my one girl will be into shedding for 2 days and the other one will be done all in oneday so it all depends on that gecko.

 

[Leo TheoryZ]

oh ok because for on day she was very dull colored and the next she was bright and back to her usual colors

 

[Holly12]

Yeah one of my girls do the samething lol cuz a leo can start to go into shedding and be done with it in a blink of a eye.

 

[jumper]

Yea, they don't want that shed hanging around for the predators to track them with.
The more humidity the faster the shed.

 

[Leo TheoryZ]

it was pretty humidd in her hide so im hoping thats what it was

 

[STUTFL]

I've only caught mine shedding once, he's a speedy little devil.

 

[leonewbie]

I had one done shedding by the time i got her home from the show It can happen really fast.

 

[Gareth]

Mine's fast although I vividly remember it's first shed being very fast and it had some left on it's chin, so I left her to her own devices and nothing so I took A "Q-Tip" put a little water on and dabbed at it, few minutes later, it was all gone

 

[STUTFL]

Hm ... speaking of shedding, mine's clearly exhibiting his "shed" behavior (not as excited about food, sitting in the humid hide, rubbing up against the log hide and the rocks), but he doesn't have that pale "old skin" look. Hm. Maybe it's just the lighting right now?

Whoops ... /thread hijacking