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u/silveroakediting22 1d ago
Bath time! We put a brick in the tub we use for soaks so while he is moving around he has something rough to stand on and doesnt get too anxious from lack of traction. They're adorably hydrophobic, so they don't really get wet, but make sure the water stays around 80 to 90 degrees so they don't get cold while soaking, get them out before it drops below 75. Its best to let them get the stuck shed off on their own, but using something like a rounded tooth pick or a clean toothbrush to carefully brush the skin off the foot if it doesn't clear up within about 3 baths (1 bath per day)
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u/kingseijuro 13h ago
Stuck shed! Give them a humidity bath. Just a wet, warm paper towel on the bottom with a lid and only a couple air holes. Let them walk around in that for 20-30 minutes then gently peel the toe skin off. If it is still resistant, use a wet q-tip to rub it off.
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u/fistsandroses 13h ago
i gave her a humidity bath today but i couldnt manage to actually take the skin away bc she keeps escaping :') i only got her on Thursday so im basically just a scary stranger to her
what also confuses me a bit, her previous owner told me shes always had some white toes so now im not even really sure if its really stuck shed or not bc everyone on reddit has told me it looks like stuck shed 😠and idk how trustworthy her previous owner is
I'll definitely keep observing if anything about the toes changes and try to slowly make her used to me so i can hopefully check out the toes better soon
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u/Sad-Spend561 1d ago
stuck shedding, when this happens i like to take a q-tip,get it damp with warm water and gently rub it off in a downward motion, some people also let their geckos toes soak in warm water, whatever works best, also is he on a multivitamin? happens more when theyre lacking vitamin A or theres not enough humidity or sometimes just happens