I need help with my Mediterranean House Gecko

[Andrea Moll]

Hey guysn I'm kinda freaking out. I have a little Mediterranean gecko, I caught a few weeks ago and he's been doing well until now. I saw he was shedding last weekend and I only found out last night that its only supposed to take a few minutes/so I guess its old skin around his little feet so I did the sauna/bath and tried to rub of the dead skin but I couldn't get it all off because he is so skwrimish and so tiny and makes it difficult to handle him. I put jim back in his tank to give him a break and it looks like he's kinda lost use of his feet and has trouble sticking to anything and climbing. He looks quit disorientated and he's feet look alittle strange. I don't know what to do and feel quite terrible and stressed out. Can anyone help me out with some tips or advise?

 

[Tokaybyt]

Using a deli cup or similarly gladware/Ziploc brand food storage container, wet a paper towel with water, wring out any excess water, re-fluff paper towel and then loosely crumple up and place into container. Place gecko into container and place into a warm dark location (use the closet in your warmest room). Give the gecko a few hours in there like that. The skin should rehydrate and the gecko should be able to remove it on its own.

If this does not happen...
Go to WalMart > Sporting Goods counter. There they sell a $10 small swiss army pocket knife. This knife should have something like a knife blade, file, scissors, toothpick, and small tweezers (things could have changed, it's been 15+ years since I bought one). These tweezers are worth the entire pocket knife's weight in gold as they are excellent in use for small detailed projects. GENTLY work on removing the remoistened stuck skin.

Before doing any of the above, make certain you have ventilation holes in either the deli cup or food storage container. The holes don't need to be big, roughly 1/16 to 1/8 inch in size.

 

[Andrea Moll]

Thanks so much, I appreciate the help, I will do that and see how things work out. I think I have a humidity prob in my tank, so I will have to fix that.

 

[Andrea Moll]

More Q's concerning my lil Mediterranean House Gecko. Please help me.

Hey guys. I have a few concerns about my little Mediterranean House Gecko. I'm quite worried about him, if anyone can help, that would be greatly appreciated. I thought he was doing better after the first time I posted about his bad shed, I gave him the sauna/bath again and gently took off the skin with a tweezer which worked well but it looks like I might have to do that again because I can still see there's some dry, white skin on his toes.

A few of my concerns are that he doesn't seem to have any or enough grip which he's supposed have, being a gecko, he sometimes falls or slips off all sorts of surfaces and has trouble climbing. Also, I've noticed, what looks like a small blood-spot under the skin just below his belly, I though it might just be his veins but its only in the one place. Then my questions are, is it normal for a gecko's skin to be a little lose on his underside and along his sides? Is his substrate supposed to be dry or damp and is it a problem if it is damp?

I keep his tank and water clean. I mist him and his tank twice a day about. There is a heating pad against the one side of his tank. I feed him 2 crickets day and night but he hasn't been eating the last few days. He's poop looks healthy (firm, black with the little white bit.) He is very responsive and alert especially when I handle him.

 

[Hilde]

I've merged both your threads into this one since it's about the same gecko.