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Hatchling shed problems...

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I have a little bell albino hatchling that has been having some issues when shedding. One time she/he was totally gloved and getting constricted, it was that bad we feared that she might lose an eye from being constricted and the eye being forced to stay open from the tight shed, this occoured over Easter while we were away for a night.

We managed to get that all off and her eye was fine...but now with another shed she got most of it off except for her back legs which are gloved, or were till we got at it.

She is set up the same as the rest of the hatchlings, same food, same temps, same humidity, none of the others have had ANY issue with shedding.

Just wondering if this is something that might be genetic or something that anyone else has run into? Is there a remedy or just something she will have to deal with, and by association, we will have to deal with as well?

Thanks!
 
Cory, I don't think it is genetic. I have (and I'm sure others have also) run into the stuborn shed. It happens fairly often actually. I always soak them and help remove the shed. This happens for a few shed cycles and then all the sudden, they are cured. lol
I have know clue what causes it or what makes it clear up?
 
well thats a bit of a relief to hear, I have been, as you said, giving her a bath and when really needed, using a cotton swab to try and get the worse part off. As I said, this past shed was FAR better than the one she had previous, so I hope it is on the way to mending!

Thanks Jeremy!
 
every gecko is different i spose, just like some poeple have dandruff or ecxema or whatever and some dont. only one of my leos has a shed problem and it is every shed, every time (her digits only) but i have noticed its progressed a little as shes now about 4 or 5 years old.
 
my blizzard is the only one that has a problem shedding. every week when i clean the tank, i put him into a container with warm, moist paper towels and place a top on it so it's like a sauna. since i've done this, he's never had a problem. i even changed his humid hide from moss to moist paper towels and somehow this has helped him quite a bit.
 
OK, I'm going to throw a wrench in the works here... I believe there are geckos that have chronic problems with shedding. I don't know if it's genetic or environmental, but I have 3 geckos that have 'bad' sheds every time, even though they are in the same conditions as others. I have even heard of geckos that are in perpetual shed!

The best thing we can do it watch for when they are going into shed, and start either soaking them or crank up the humidity in their humid hides to help facilitate a complete shed. This is REALLY tough when you are trying to get the residual skin off a hatchling, but it is critical to get all the skin off toes and eyelids.
 
Golden Gate Geckos said:
This is REALLY tough when you are trying to get the residual skin off a hatchling, but it is critical to get all the skin off toes and eyelids.
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Your telling ME... the first time we noticed the bad shed we spent well over and hour getting it off, trying our best not to traumatize the wee fella AND us....

Just curious Marcia, what types of geckos are having the bad sheds? Just wondering if it might be an albino thing. I have a friend who is an albino and while she has all the regular problems that come with that, light sensitivty and such, she also has problems with flakey skin....
 
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