Gecko eating shedded skin

[Stu]

Is it normal for a gecko to eat the skin that it pulls off when its shedding??

[Dabonus]

Perfectly normal.

[Stu]

Ok good lol.. cause he was going to town on it lol... He shed really fast too. When I went to bed last night nothing and when I woke up he had that dull color to him and in two hours he just has a little spot on one foot left to get off

[aldebono]

Yep. Definitely the reason why my tokays were growing and "blue" but I never saw a leftover shed.

It might be to not leave a trace that they are around. It would be like a signpost for predators.

[DooLittle]

We are fairly new to geckos, but have heard that is totally normal.

[AEnimaDrummer98]

Yes they eat it to leave no sign of trace for predators. I think I also heard once it is good for them as the skin is nutritious.

[Mike41793]

Im pretty sure they eat it bc theres nutrients in it that they get from it. Never heard the predator thing before but i guess that kinda makes sense.

[sleepygeckos]

I've always heard the predator idea. Think about it - leftover shed skin for a animal that stays in one territory screams, "Look there is something to eat here!"

It is more rare for geckos NOT to eat their skin, but I'm finding as my leopard gecko gets older she gets lazier and doesn't always finish every bit off... on the other hand she used to climb to the highest point in her enclosure every rainstorm and now she finally believes us there is no flood coming and stays in her hide. So, again, probably lazy and knows there are no threats to her.

[EverEvolvingExotics]

I've only had one of my geckos not eat their meal (an E. Agricolae), I was incredibly surprised. The others said it well, perfectly normal.

[Mike41793]

on the other hand she used to climb to the highest point in her enclosure every rainstorm and now she finally believes us there is no flood coming and stays in her hide.

Lmao! Thats funny!