what about the gecko? should he have a bath?

[mybabymojo]

Ive noticed that a lot of us keep geckos as well as our beardies. and i was wondering if i should be giving my leopard gecko regular baths like my beardie? do they need it?
he is full grown and really skiddish, i adopted him that way, so do you think it might be too traumatizing for him?

 

[zebraflavencs]

No baths, but a damp hide is always recommended. This helps with dehydration, shedding, and all around comfort. I tend to use the cups, the geckos were shipped in, with some peat moss, dampened. I leave around an inch between the lid and the soil, for roaming room, and check it 3-4 times a week, moistening when necessary.
Hope this helps !
Janie.

 

[ThyDemise]

we bathe our geckos, they dont freak out nearly as much as the beardies do. and we keep a water dish in their cage that they actually drink from. we also keep a damp hide in for them but sometimes they just like to come out, get a few drinks from the dish and go back to the dry hide. its a small dish tho, maybe enough to cover their foot if they step in it, but enough for them to drink

 

[peera]

We give our gecko baths, but that's because she appears to be dumber than a bag of bricks. We've tried several different shed boxes and she won't have anything to do with them. She's now got at most 3 toes on each foot because she loses them when she has a bad shed and we're not diligent about the baths. However, she does drink very well out of a dish, so if it weren't for the shedding issue, we probably wouldn't bother.

 

[mybabymojo]

I have the same concern about shedding. I gave Rico a moist hide and he actually took all of the moss out of the hide and scattered it everywhere. and he has some shedding issues on his toes. i think well have to try some baths and see if he freaks out.

thanks for the advice, ill let you know how it goes! :?

 

[Goonie]

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