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Old 04-20-03, 04:40 PM   #1
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leopard gecko help

my female leopard gecko has shed 4 times in one week and is sheding again what dose this meen?? i also have a male in w/her and somtimes he shakes the end of his tail like a ratle snake is that fear agresion or a maiting sign?
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Old 04-20-03, 04:42 PM   #2
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How much are you feeding? How are the temps? How much bigger is the male then she? What size is the cage? Do you have a humid hide?

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Old 04-20-03, 04:49 PM   #3
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my temp is 80% 2 hides one in warm 1 in cooler dont have a humidity gage yet eats good ckrickets and mealworms once a week for each lizard liter for the bedding male is an inch biger than the female female is high orange male is a norm i have them in a 55 gal
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Old 04-20-03, 04:51 PM   #4
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80 degrese is the temp not % srry
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Old 04-20-03, 06:01 PM   #5
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as much as I hate to refer you to another leopard gecko website other than my own, I feel it is something that needs to be done. This article goes indepth with what can be happening with your gecko and its shedding problem.


http://www.drgecko.com/dysecdysis.htm
 
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Old 04-20-03, 06:39 PM   #6
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I'm no expert but i would say that if your leopard gecko is a baby it may jsut be going through one crazy growth spurt lol.
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Old 04-22-03, 01:08 PM   #7
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the skin is coming off fine just alot and its not a baby its almost full grown and it dosnt seem like it would be dysecdysis
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You need to have a humid hide and keep the room humidity
at at least 40%. Then you won't have any shedding problems.

Also keep a dish of calcium carbonate powder in one dish and fresh water in another. Keep your hot end of the tank at 88F, and no heat in the other end.

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the same thing, pretty much, happenned to my leopard a while back and now shes doing fine...i think its just when there babies they grow rapidly for a short period of time...just make sure the shedding is comming off cleany...they most important place to look are the toes because they can easily rot off...but i wouldnt get to worried...i also dont think it is aggression because these lizards are normally very friendly. just aslong as there size difference isnt to much they should be fine together..they also say 2 males should not be housed together so that might also be your problem..

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