White flecs on skin

[Savvylady86]

About your leo:
- Female
- Age and weight ??
- How long have you owned your leo= 2 months
- Where was he/she obtained = Craigslist

A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo= everyday
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now.= the one im concerned about hasn't been eating well
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe.= eye infection when I got her.
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal) normal
- When was the last time he/she went= she goes every other day or so
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on
I just noticed little white flecs on her skin, they don't move and its not from a shed...
Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size 20 gallon long
- Type (ex. glass tank) glass
- Type of substrate = vinyl
- Hides, how many, what kind =3 one on hot side one on warm side and one humid hide.
B) Heating
- Heat source= heating mat and ceramic heat emitter
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side) 80 hot, 60-70ish cold
- Method of regulating heat source
- What are you using to measure your temps= digital thermometer and a clock like one
- Do you have any lights (describe) flourecent
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females) 2 females with her
- Describe health, or previous problems= the others are very healthy.

Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet=
- What you're feeding (how often, how much)
meal worms, superworms, waxies for treats
How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect) hand fed and left in dish
B) Supplements (describe how often) avaliable always
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) repto cal
- What are you gut loading food with= im not... advice?...

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

White flecks can indicate a kind of 'dandruff' that usually means the geckos will be shedding soon. Also, your hot side temps are too cold. You need 90-94 degrees surface temperature where the gecko's tummy would be. You don't need any kind of lighting other than normal daylight for you gecko.

 

[Savvylady86]

White flecks can indicate a kind of 'dandruff' that usually means the geckos will be shedding soon. Also, your hot side temps are too cold. You need 90-94 degrees surface temperature where the gecko's tummy would be. You don't need any kind of lighting other than normal daylight for you gecko.

How do I get it hotter? I have a heating mat on and the ceramic heat emitter on the same side.. what more could I do? The temp is the air temperature, not the surface temp. Where their tummies would touch is way hotter. Thank you.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

What's important is the temperature on the surface of the floor at the warmest spot where the gecko's tummy would be.

 

[Savvylady86]

The surface temp is 98.3 F, the other temp was the air in the cage. So, I think everything is good right?

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Sounds good! A moist hide might be something that will help your geckos with shedding.

 

[Savvylady86]

Sounds good! A moist hide might be something that will help your geckos with shedding.

Oh I have one of those too. I believe I have everything they require. Happy geckos.

 

[sausage]

some times they just have bad skin days, just like we do