Reptiles shed their skins (ecdysis) as they grow and throughout their entire lives. unlike people, whose skin cells slough off one at a time, many reptiles like crested geckos tend to go into shed all at once.. Most lizards shed their skin. geckos are no exeption to this. i own a healthy leopard gecko, and she sheds roughly once every 2-3 weeks.. Leopard geckos shed about once a month. they often shed at night, and they eat their skin as they shed it. the gecko will appear a dull, more whitish color before it sheds, and the next time you see the gecko it might be vividly colored again, which is a sign that it just shed..
All geckos shed their skin at fairly regular intervals, with species differing in timing and method. leopard geckos will shed at about two- to four-week intervals. the presence of moisture aids in the shedding. when shedding begins, the gecko will speed the process by detaching the loose skin from its body and eating it.. When they are about to shed, their skin will be a bit paler, and as the shedding approaches their skin will turn into pale white. when this happens, they will soon shed their skin. normally, tokay geckos will shed their skin in fragments.. Naturally, crested geckos can shed on their own without your help. sometimes you can see small pieces of stuck skin near their toes and tails. and when things go bad, stuck skin will constrict blood flow, leading to more serious damage to your pet, such as loss of toes or tail tips..
