Shedding

raku_ubun · #1 10-03-2010, 03:57 AM

My another Froggie shed today finally as predicted few days ago.
The process takes less than 15mins...and most of the time take place inside it's cave so I've got only some shots to share.

Fresh skin, time to rest. Enjoy^^

Ozymandias · #2 10-03-2010, 08:36 AM

vary nice i don't think i've ever seen my guys shed i know thay do it because once and a while i'll see some skin that thay don't eat.

raku_ubun · #3 10-04-2010, 04:50 AM

For less than a month, Caffine started it's second shed today without prior signal since 19Sept follow the step of Elmo yesterday.

Is that a healthy sign of growing or what for shedding twice within a month....?

rhachic · #4 10-05-2010, 12:52 PM

It's certainly not a bad sign. Weight fluctuation can cause it to happen more frequently. Those are great close-up pictures, I love how the one is shoveling the skin into its mouth!

rhachic · #5 10-05-2010, 12:54 PM

what is that substrate?

raku_ubun · #6 10-05-2010, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by rhachic

It's certainly not a bad sign. Weight fluctuation can cause it to happen more frequently. Those are great close-up pictures, I love how the one is shoveling the skin into its mouth!

Thanks for your compliment, its not easy to take pics with them as camera flash might hurts their eyes. I have weighted them today and they've got 3 grams gained since the day they are with me.
Sounds they are growing healthy, not bad right^^

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Originally Posted by Chic

what is that substrate?

I use Calci Sand as substrates but I still feed them with legless crickets serving on dish just in case, a prevention of impaction.

Here I've got new pics from them, you cant see the different btw them.

The one look pale is Caffine and the darker one is Elmo. Seems I'd confused on their gender cos they are named before finding out Caffine is suspected to be a male while Elmo is 100% female.
What a big joke I've mistakenly made. LOL

rhachic · #7 10-05-2010, 04:53 PM

that black stuff is calci sand?? must be a new, it looks like black glass!
My male is darker than my female but mine are prezwalskii. My female is also much larger but I think that is due to her very aggressive appetite! I've got robo's and keyser's on my list, my prezwals are so awesome, i can't wait to try out the other species.

raku_ubun · #8 10-07-2010, 06:47 AM

Elmo show much aggressive appetite than Caffine actually, i have recently increased their food amount to up to 3 medium size crickets once at a time daily. As long as they take it, i will keep an eye on their faeces for any indigested food in order to control their diet.

**Elizabeth Freer** · #9 11-09-2010, 07:30 AM

Excellent sequential photos!

(Calci Sand is not really a safe substrate for geckos. Good that you are confining their meals/crickets to a feeding dish.)

Because you named them before you were certain of their sexes, you could change Elmo to Elmira. That would be close. Caffeine still works for the male.

raku_ubun · #10 11-09-2010, 10:07 AM

Thanks for your compliment, and hope you'll enjoy those photo. Caffeine just got another shed today right on time for once every half month, healthy growing sign, rite?
I realized that cali sand may also have a chance to cause impact, I always have a feeding dish for them as I used to remove legs from crickets for feeding.
Elmira sounds great instead of Elmo, I'll keep this name for my reference when he/she are 100% sexed. Thanks for your suggestion and advise.^^