3 new geckos for free!

[ZachXBass]

Hi everyone,
I've been a member on here for quite some time but haven't posted much. I have some house geckos, anoles, green tree frogs.... had a flying gecko. Anyways i have lots of retptile experience but non w/ Leopards. My sister that works at a local pet store called and said there were 2 leopard geckos someone brought in that they didn't have room for. It turned out to be three. Got a free tanks, UTH, heat rock, water/food dishes even food. There is one large male and 2 younger females. They all appear to be in good health and the male is going to be seperated tomorrow (they were given to me in a 10 gallon which is way to small for 3. and on sand for that matter) i have some extra tanks and heaters, and know all the basic that they need (humid/dry hides, temps, etc...)
One question though. I noticed that most of them are missing their toenails... assuming that it's because they had no humid hide. They don't appear to be infected or anything so i'm not too worried about long term health from this... But will they grow back? Anything i should do besides give them a more PROPER setup than their previous owners?

 

[MSMD]

Congrats on the new additions!

The toenails will not grow back, but won't affect them at all as long as they look good and have healed or are currently healing with no sign of infection.

I would definitely discontinue the use of the heat rock, as these are notorious for burning herps...

Sounds like you have things pretty much under control. I'm glad you're separating the little girls from the big guy. Hopefully they are not already gravid if they are too young/small.

Good luck with them! Post pics when you can! I'm sure everyone would love to see them!

 

[ZachXBass]

Thanks for the quick reply.... I plan on getting rid of the heat rock once i get the UTH setup for the other tank... No signs of infection and the ones that are healed look as though the nails were never even there.... I noticed that the pores on the underside of the male seem to have either some kind of small scales sticking out a little or a small amount of dried discharge... i'll post a pic to better describe it, but is this normal? It doesn't look like anything bad and there is no liquid... just like tiney little "spikes" sticking out a tiny bit from his pores.

 

[carlupetz]

the pores/small scales that you notice are exclusive on males and the discharges are normal. they use the liquid discharge to mark a territory.

 

[syntheticreality]

the discharge is just waxy, so sometimes it looks scaly or caked on. The toenails should be fine as stated before. I have a female who is missing all of the nails on one hand. They might have a little bit of trouble climbing, but it wont affect the quality of life very much.

 

[Mel&Keith]

It's great to hear that those Leos have a new, more responsible home! It's always nice to see new members who have been doing their research on here before they go get their geckos. You'll have to get pictures of them once they're all set up. Personally, I would take the heat rock out even if they have to be at room temperature for a day. Heat rocks get way too hot for Leopard geckos and they can get burned really easily. It won't hurt them to be at room temp for a short period. As for your questions about pores and toes, they've been answered already.

 

[ZachXBass]

Thanks for the replies everyone.... I'm actually going to the pet shop here in a few to get some supplies for them. I think i'm gonna get tile for the bottom of the tank... but for now the green lizard carpet stuff should suffice. I have to keep them in 10 gallons for now, but soon i'm gonna either get some more exo-terra tanks or some 20+ gallons. anyways, thenks again everyone and i should be able to get some pics up here tonight.

 

[Ccrashca069]

Good Luck with your new additions. I have one female leopard gecko with no toe nails at all. I got her that way. She is 11 years old. She just can't climb but she has a great life.

 

[Bling_my_leo]

Congrats on getting three new leos! Free too, bouns!

Have you got any names for them yet?

Please do post pics of them and their current setup!! Love to see....

Emma