Toe shedding

[Lenor]

I got my gecko, Flint, from a friend, who didn't want her as she didn't get on with my friends other two geckos. I don't know how old Flint is but my friend thinks maybe 2 years or so. She certainly a full grown adult. Anyway, I personally don't know if I'd bought her, she has some toes missing and so has obviously had shedding issues in the past. But since I've had her she's shed 3 times, the first one perfectly, the next with some problems, particularly round the toes, and now again she has shed stuck on most of her toes. She's not yet the most well-tamed gecko, I admit I haven't yet given her all the time I should. I've tried soaking her, which she doesn't like, and tried using a cotton bud, but she won't really let me touch her feet. How urgent is it to get it off - I don't want her losing toes but is it worth stressing her trying to rub it off? I've added moss to another of her hides as well as her moist hide to give her more chances to soak and rub it off herself. Any more ideas?

 

[cuomop]

i had the same problem last week with shed on toes and i just put moist moss covering the floor of the tank and in the morning the shed was off. I was think that the moss was rougher than paper towels and the shed my snag on the moss. hope this helps

 

[nats]

Put her in a large plastic tub. Put down paper towels about 3 or 4
thick and soak it with warm water. Put a few hides (the kind with no floor)
and let her "marinate" for a few hours. :main_yes:
When the skin is nice and soft, she will be able to get it off herself, but
if not, simply use a cotton swab and gently rub it off.

As for her attitude, well, I would be a bit grumpy to if I knew every time
I shed, I will loose a toe!! :main_angry:

 

[Lenor]

Cool, thanks for the ideas, I will give them a try.

I agree, I'd be pretty grumpy too if I had dead skin constricting round my toes. Can't be pleasant.

 

[Snowy & Petra de Gecko]

Great Nats

Thanks a lot Nats :main_thumbsup:... I have just had a shedding problem with Snowy. So I increased the temps and moistened up her moist hide.

If I see any other problems then, I will know how to handle them.

 

[nats]

Thanks a lot Nats :main_thumbsup:... I have just had a shedding problem with Snowy. So I increased the temps and moistened up her moist hide.

If I see any other problems then, I will know how to handle them.

No problem
Works every time for me. Just make sure those paper towels are really
soaked, and covering the whole floor

 

[Next Level Geckos]

i agree with nats