My poor baby :'(

sausage · Dec 29, 2010

thought id share pics of my terrable christmas.
one of my most friendly breeding femails (pippa + my fav one) was attacked by her cage mate

In all the time i have been keeping and breeding geckos i have never seen any thing like this before :main_no:
It would seem that these lovely creatures can be very nasy indeed!

sausage · Dec 29, 2010

just wanted to say she has been seen by a vet and is under treatment for the next few months.

GeckoGurl · Dec 29, 2010

Oh My!!! I have never seen anything like that! I am so sorry

Hope she gets well! Good luck! Be sure to keep us all updated on her recovery.

Oh and thumbs up on the vet care! :main_thumbsup:

sausage · Dec 29, 2010

GeckoGurl said:
Oh My!!! I have never seen anything like that! I am so sorry Hope she gets well! Good luck! Be sure to keep us all updated on her recovery.

Oh and thumbs up on the vet care! :main_thumbsup:

thank you so much.

im quite used to dealing with little scrapes but this was somthing else. i rele think he was trying to kill her :O
luckly it just seems to be top flesh wounds. unfortunately the vet was unable to save any flesh or stitch the wounds so its going to be a long process of healing from the inside out, i just hope she pulls through and survives!

tlbowling · Dec 29, 2010

Oh my Gosh! Im so sorry! Thats horrible! Poor battered woman, I hope she pulls through. What did you do to her violent man? Had that pair bred before?

roger · Dec 29, 2010

sausage said:
thank you so much.
im quite used to dealing with little scrapes but this was somthing else. i rele think he was trying to kill her :O
luckly it just seems to be top flesh wounds. unfortunately the vet was unable to save any flesh or stitch the wounds so its going to be a long process of healing from the inside out, i just hope she pulls through and survives!

Thats too bad.Why were they together? If u were trying to mate her with the male I dont think she was ovulating and receptive.I'm assuming since you've bred b4 u made sure she was ovulating correct?.She was trying to get away it looks like obviously not receptive.U said u were"quite used to some scrapes" well if they had previous scrapes why did u not seperate them then ??

gothra · Dec 29, 2010

She'll be fine. Just keep her in a dry and clean environment, and with the vet's medication to prevent infections, I'm sure she will heal up soon. Poor girl.

fl_orchidslave · Dec 29, 2010

Shallow flesh wounds will heal up fine with a good course of treatment. I recommend using plain paper towels in the cage at least during the open wound stage, they are easy to change out when soiled, and help in keeping injuries clean to avoid potential infection. Just curious, what meds did your vet prescribe?

Merriweather · Dec 29, 2010

Oh no poor baby!!
Good thing you caught her before it got worse!

sausage · Dec 30, 2010

roger said:
Thats too bad.Why were they together? If u were trying to mate her with the male I dont think she was ovulating and receptive.I'm assuming since you've bred b4 u made sure she was ovulating correct?.She was trying to get away it looks like obviously not receptive.U said u were"quite used to some scrapes" well if they had previous scrapes why did u not seperate them then ??

they have mated lots of times and the pair always produce top quality offspring. this male gets passed around all the femails i have, every thing was done properly as it always is but it just seems she didnt want to and he didnt like that or prehaps he just got to rought and she didnt like it :S

hes now been permanently! seperated and will no longer breed from this one so as not to pt any other femail in danger.

what i ment by "scrapes" was general tail nips from over excited feeding and scratches where they climb over each other and things, none of my breeding animals have ever forte before.

Dougefresh · Dec 30, 2010

I think you should show those pics to any noob that asks if they can keep Leos together! This is an example of what could happen if housed together, and then show them those pics, Im sure that would deter just about any noob! It would me:main_yes::main_yes:

GeckoGurl · Dec 30, 2010

I too have seen a little nip and things like that but even lots of bad situations I have read about I have never seen it like that with whole sections missing. I have seen some pretty bad bites but they way she just looks "skinned" is the first I have seen. At least you done the proper thing and got her medical attention. Everyone always thinks it will never happen to me but it does as long as the right actions are taken and the animal in question is getting care thats all any of us can do. Good luck!

roger · Dec 30, 2010

Dougefresh said:
I think you should show those pics to any noob that asks if they can keep Leos together! This is an example of what could happen if housed together, and then show them those pics, Im sure that would deter just about any noob! It would me:main_yes::main_yes:

I get frustrated when when ppl insist on keeping leos together.I'm not talking about this op but other ppl.They are bound and determined whether its a shortage of room or what but they insist on keeping leos together.Chances are most leos get along for a short time but the injuries are bound to happen sooner or later.

roger · Dec 30, 2010

GeckoGurl said:
I too have seen a little nip and things like that but even lots of bad situations I have read about I have never seen it like that with whole sections missing. I have seen some pretty bad bites but they way she just looks "skinned" is the first I have seen. At least you done the proper thing and got her medical attention. Everyone always thinks it will never happen to me but it does as long as the right actions are taken and the animal in question is getting care thats all any of us can do. Good luck!

getting vet help is great and all that but what about preventative measures to eliminate the problem in the first place?? IMO leos should always be housed individually !! Those injuries are pretty severe imo.And it wasnt just a brief scuffle by the looks of things.The 2 of them had to have a pretty long fight to get those injuries

Reborn · Dec 30, 2010

roger said:
The 2 of them had to have a pretty long fight to get those injuries

Good point. Was the male in any way hurt? Or did the female sit there and let him do it? As mentioned that looks like she was skinned0.0 Im shocked. Ive heard males can kill females but wow never did i expect them to skin a mate like that>.> ouchie. Best wishes she gets better. Its gonna be some big scars there....it always happens to the favorites

GeckoDude31 · Dec 30, 2010

And this is why I'm only getting one for my first gecko--I'm sorry for your little one!

sausage · Dec 30, 2010

Dougefresh said:
I think you should show those pics to any noob that asks if they can keep Leos together! This is an example of what could happen if housed together, and then show them those pics, Im sure that would deter just about any noob! It would me:main_yes::main_yes:

that and the vet bill :S an over night stay at the vets cost me £205 :O but shes worth every penny.

sausage · Dec 30, 2010

roger said:
getting vet help is great and all that but what about preventative measures to eliminate the problem in the first place?? IMO leos should be housed individually !! Those injuries are pretty severe imo.And it wasnt just a brief scuffle by the loooks of things.The 2 of them had to have a pretty long fight to get those injuries

the whole fight did take place in seconds! the time between hearing he bangs and running to the cage was seconds. opening the door is what scared him to let go, he was throwing her against the wall

roger · Dec 30, 2010

sausage said:
the whole fight did take place in seconds! the time between hearing he bangs and running to the cage was seconds. opening the door is what scared him to let go, he was throwing her against the wall

In your original post U used the word cage mate meaning u were housing the two leos together ??.IMO there is no way that battle took seconds like u said.To me that is considerable damage to the tail and side of the leo.There is no way it took seconds like u said for that damage to happen.Its not like there were bite marks.He literally torn skin off her tail and sides.That took more than seconds to happen..I am really upset that the leo has to now suffer

bebetee · Dec 30, 2010

i'm surprised she didn't drop her tail.

My poor baby :'(

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