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** Afghan leopard gecko, Eublepharis macularius afghanicus
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The native habitat of the leopard gecko is the rocky, dry grassland and desert regions of south-Asian Afghanistan, Pakistan, north-west India, and parts of Iran.
The skin of a leopard gecko is very durable, which provides protection from the rough sand and rocky terrain of their dry environment.
The other theory is that eating the shedded skin is a means for obtaining protein and vitamins for growth. A leopard gecko shedding its skin.
Healthy leopard geckos have thick, fleshy tails while a thin tail is an indication that the gecko is not healthy and may be lacking nutrition.
In addition to this, their skin will shed within 24 hours of hatching, usually. The leopard gecko hatchling will not be able to eat until after the first shedding.
* Dysecdysis is a condition in which a leopard gecko has problems shedding its skin due to poor nutrition, lack of humidity and moisture, and poor care.
* Stomatitis or Mouthrot is when a leopard gecko has swelling around its mouth area with pus or a cheesy-like substance.
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