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Make sure they have proper supplementation, humid hides, and setups. Then they shouldn't need any "help" with shedding. But "help" is really vague, so not sure what exactly you're asking.

~Maggot
 
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miss katie

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one of my geckos is going on probably week 2 of shedding...normally it doesn't take him long at all maybe overnight or another day at the most....could it be because he hasn't been eating his normal crickets and mealworms since he acquired his eye issue...I have been giving him the carnivore care as suggested so it's not like he is not getting any nutrition and I have continued his calcium drops as directed by the vet
 
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What supplements were you giving before these issues arose? Eye and shedding problems are usually due to a vitamin A deficiency. And I thought you said your vet gave you D3 drops? Though, frankly, I can't imagine why your vet would unless your gecko showed signs of MBD.

~Maggot
 
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miss katie

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the d3 was for a different gecko but for lambeau before his eye issue we had a powdered calcium with d3 that we were dusting on his meal worms or crickets and now we do have a multi vitamin that I am giving him the reptivite
 
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miss katie

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and his eye is getting better now that I am giving him the reptivite. Before it was closed and cloudy and now they are open one of them actually is looking pretty normal his pupil looks a little off though.
 
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Well you can't leave stuck shed on him for 2 weeks. What all is left on there? And why did your vet give you calcium drops for him?

~Maggot
 
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miss katie

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basically his whole body he has his head done and some what his two front feet I. I didn't really think anything of it until recently I thought he was just getting back into the swing of things so to say, now that he is getting better, and that whole time his eye issue was worse he didn't shed. The first vet I took him too gave us some neo ploy eye oitment because her thought was it was some type of infection, the second vet we took him to thought it could be related to not getting enough calicum and heat. So that is when I purchased an under the tank heater and was made aware of the fact that geckos get belly heat. He suggested I keep my temperatures during the day around 88-96 and at night don't let them drop below 75. It does look to be getting more loose so to say, earlier he just looked white and I could tell he was getting ready to shed but it didn't look ready to come off, and now there are bits and pieces he got off.
 
Thin Lizzy

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My little guy will normally clean up his shed in one evening. I would terribly concerned about stuck shed after 2 weeks. Stuck shed can constrict circulation and cause the loss of limbs. I've never had to do it but I've read other members have had good luck with warm very shallow baths to help the skin release. Pics?
 
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miss katie said:
basically his whole body he has his head done and some what his two front feet I. I didn't really think anything of it until recently I thought he was just getting back into the swing of things so to say, now that he is getting better, and that whole time his eye issue was worse he didn't shed. The first vet I took him too gave us some neo ploy eye oitment because her thought was it was some type of infection, the second vet we took him to thought it could be related to not getting enough calicum and heat. So that is when I purchased an under the tank heater and was made aware of the fact that geckos get belly heat. He suggested I keep my temperatures during the day around 88-96 and at night don't let them drop below 75. It does look to be getting more loose so to say, earlier he just looked white and I could tell he was getting ready to shed but it didn't look ready to come off, and now there are bits and pieces he got off.
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I can't imagine why your vet would think an eye issue was related to calcium. Granted, I'm not a vet, but I've never, ever heard of such a thing. I do know that a lack of vitamin A will almost always cause eye problems as well as shedding problems.

At this point, I would be concerned that your gecko has already lost circulation in some of its toes since it's been left on there for so long. Put it in a humid container and try to gently remove the shed.

~Maggot
 
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miss katie

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he has had some issues in the past but mainly with his toes and I wouldn need to help him with that but never almost his entire body...I will try the warm water bath and get some pictures posted of him
 
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I wouldn't do a bath. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe that's the best way to try to remove shed. That's more for impactions. A humid container would be better.

~Maggot
 
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Oh god, that poor thing. He's already lost so many toes. You need to get that shed off him now. You can't just ignore that for weeks on end.

~Maggot
 
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miss katie

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It's really sad, I wish big pet stores took better care of their animals and were more informational about what is needed for proper care of an animal. I am sure there are some great and informational people that work at petco and petsmart but for the most part they seem to be just anyone off the street with no real idea of what to do, that is why I find forums like this one so helpful.
 
cricket4u

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miss katie said:
It's really sad, I wish big pet stores took better care of their animals and were more informational about what is needed for proper care of an animal. I am sure there are some great and informational people that work at petco and petsmart but for the most part they seem to be just anyone off the street with no real idea of what to do, that is why I find forums like this one so helpful.
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during the day around 88-96

You mentioned this in another post and I wanted to make sure these were not air temps?
 
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