Tokay gecko toes peeling/not sticking :(:(

[Kuana]

Hi everyone

I noticed about a week ago that my tokay gecko was un able to stick to the glass or really anything. He shed right before this happened but it seems like his pads on his feet dont look anything like they are suppose to and look very sore. His humidity is perfect and he is eating like normal and he gets all of his vitamins and everything. Can someone please give me some suggestions on how to help my little buddy? I can't figure out how to attach a picture. I went to manage attachments and its doing the internet explorer cannot display webpage?

Thanx Amber & Jesse

 

[Kuana]

Will someone please help us with this? The last time we had a question we got a reply right away! Alec is now wearing his nails off of his feet because he cannot stick to the walls... I know that this is not due to shedding because it has been well over two weeks and his feet just don't look right at all. They look really damaged and kinda cut now from being stressed out on the bottom of the tank. I am starting to get really concered about him! Please help!!!! I do have pictures but I cant get them on this site!

 

[billewicz]

Send me your photos via email to:Michael@billewicz.com

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Sounds like you should be taking him to the vet. At the very least I would take out any substrate and replace with something clean like paper towel. I'd also clean the entire inside of his enclosure with water and mild dishwashing detergent like Ivory in case there's some sort of cleaner or other chemical on the glass that has caused this problem. These sorts of issues also occur when there's too much moisture in the environment. If it continues for very long, you need to take him to the vet. Too many people wait far too long to get real treatment. Advice from a message forum is only going to get you so far if you don't have the practical experience to deal with it yourself.

 

[billewicz]

Hello,

I've attached the photos that you sent me for others on the forum to review. I've also copied my response that I sent you via email for the benefit of others and peer review. I hope you do not mind.


Based on the photos, his pads have not shed and the old skin is drying out on his toes rendering him unable to climb.

He needs to soak in a small container with a dripping wet paper towel. Do not use tap water as the chlorine will just make it worse. warm up some bottled, or filtered water instead. Let him soak in a warm place for most of the day.

Also, see if your local Petco or PetSmart carries Fluker's Liquid Vitamins for reptiles. ($9.99) Follow the directions.

Poor sheds can be partly due to lack of sufficient moisture and, possibly in his case, lack of vitamins.

Once he has soaked, very, very carefully rub his pads to see if the shed has loosened up any and carefully work the shed off. If they do not come off, and at this point they may not yet, soak him again tomorrow. Also, from a natural remedies store, you can get vitamin E oil. (Fish liver oil) Or even break open a Vitamin E liquid gel capsule to get the oil. Dilute this in warm water and apply to his pads as well.

And yes, a visit to the vet is never a bad idea.

Good luck,

Michael

 

[KolbyJack]

The same thing happened to one of my adult male cresteds. I'm not familiar with tokays but this bath method is used to rehydrate and help shed problems. After the bath I used moist q-tops to roll/wipe off the excess stuck shed. It worked wonders. I did this last night.

Here's the video guide I used. Again this is for cresteds, I'm not sure if it should be any different for tokays. YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

 

[KolbyJack]

This is a link to my thread on the Repashy forum about my stuck shed issue. It looks about the same situation. There are pics at the end of the thread.