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11-17-2006, 12:26 AM
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shedding problem
My african Fat tailed gecko seems to be having a shedding problem bits of skin are sticking to her a one has developed into a sore I've tried bathing her in luke warm water and drying her with a kleen ex but it didn't seem to do the job answers please!
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11-17-2006, 01:11 AM
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I would try adding a small dab of aintibacterial ointment on the sore. Keep up the lukewarm baths also, and if you don't already have one in, put a small dish of water in its tank. I could be wrong about the ointment but it would be my best bet... If anyone knows that I am wrong PLEASE correct me!
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11-17-2006, 03:08 AM
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Do you have a moist hide for your AFT? What are her humidity levels like?
If the sore looks infected please don't hesistate to take her to the vet. If it is only a small wound I would clean it daily with betadine and probably put her on a solid substrate like paper towel or carpet to prevent contamination.
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11-17-2006, 09:28 AM
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I have a miost hide or what I think one is, I have paper towel in a lunch container with her cave over top I don't know what the humitity is because I don't have a humitity gauge, I moved her into a different cage with newspaper on the the bottom of it. I have water in there, she also hasn't been eating probaly I don't get it
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11-17-2006, 02:47 PM
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I'm on a work computer so I can't pull up a caresheet for you but I highly advise that you review your husbandy. Not eating and having bad sheds would be enough to make me talk ot a vet.
Please get a humidity guage and tell us a little more about your husbandry.
Temps?
cage size?
diet?
light cycle?
humidity?
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11-17-2006, 06:55 PM
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My temps and 76-77 day time 68 night time I have a 15 gallon tank for her, heat wise I have a red bulb on in the day time I throw in crickets and mealies for her but she dosen't seem to eat the mealies
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11-17-2006, 07:24 PM
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Another thing you can get to help get rid of the shed is "shed ease" it's a sheddign aid and it worked fairly well with my lizards just follow the instructions.
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06-16-2007, 12:59 PM
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Re: shedding problem
Well I dont know much about this its never happened to my Zack-i-backi before; but all I can sujest is an old cricket tub with a wide door cut out of it ( make sure there arn't any shap edges!) and filled with damp moss. My Zack loves it I usually put one in his tank when he's sheding.
Hope he gets better! 0-)--(-----
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