Lemon Gecko
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My oldest male, Mr. Glass was getting a bath last night (his pores get clogged regularly) and I was using a q-tip to gently rub his body with. I was in the middle of unclogging his pores when I noticed some lose skin on his underside. Assuming it was left over shed I gently started to peel it off to help him out. Issue is, his skin kept peeling. It wasn't just a small bit of left over shed. It continued up to his back and on most of his tail. I let him soak for a little longer thinking he was just getting ready to shed and I might have hurried the process, but nothing changed and his skin didn't peel anymore. I dried him off, but the areas that peeled became stinky and some sort of clear fluid was coming out of the skin. I put some triple antibiotic petroleum jelly on the areas that had peeled.
What in the world happened? I don't think this is normal and he wasn't necessarily shedding. I've tried looking this up and cannot find anything useful.
What in the world happened? I don't think this is normal and he wasn't necessarily shedding. I've tried looking this up and cannot find anything useful.