HELP!!! Broken arm

[LeosForLess]

One of my geckos escaped, i spend hours looking for it and i look between the wall and insulation, ill post pics later. Basically, it was about 10 feet in there with a 1/2 inch gap and no way could i get it. I took a pole, shoved it down there and tried scaring it back, and when it came out it had a broken arm and its skin was pretty badly torn off. Im going to schedule a vet appointment, its liek a 2 week old hatchling and i dont think theres much to do for the limbs of a gecko. I am going to put neosporin where the flesh was torn away, but what do i do about the arm? I cant contact the vet right now, so i need help immedeatly.

 

[acpart]

I can only tell you about my experience with this; I'm not a vet. One of my hatchlings when it was probably less than 2 weeks suddenly started dragging a limb when it was walking. I noticed that the part below the "knee" was purplish and the knee area looked swollen, so I assumed it had broken somehow. I straightened the limb into the right position (there was no skin tear in this case) and left her alone. I would check on her periodically by lifting her up gently and resting her in my hand. It took a few weeks, but it healed completely and now her leg has colored up the right way and looks and works fine except for a little thickening around the knee. Hopefully with one so young it will heal also. Until you can get her to the vet, keep her warm and quiet.
Good luck

Aliza

 

[LeosForLess]

I can only tell you about my experience with this; I'm not a vet. One of my hatchlings when it was probably less than 2 weeks suddenly started dragging a limb when it was walking. I noticed that the part below the "knee" was purplish and the knee area looked swollen, so I assumed it had broken somehow. I straightened the limb into the right position (there was no skin tear in this case) and left her alone. I would check on her periodically by lifting her up gently and resting her in my hand. It took a few weeks, but it healed completely and now her leg has colored up the right way and looks and works fine except for a little thickening around the knee. Hopefully with one so young it will heal also. Until you can get her to the vet, keep her warm and quiet.
Good luck

Aliza

the riipped skin is around the belly, the arm i thounk coudl be dislocated, im not sure

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Paul, I have a couple of resources for finding reptile vets on the INFORMATION page of my website.

I am obviously not a vet either, but I did have a gecko leap out of someone's hands at a show which resulted in a broken leg. My vet said there was little he could do, and advised me to just leave the little one alone and not alow it to climb on anything for a few weeks. The leg healed on it's own, but it was permanently bent. I adopted the gecko out to a great gecko keeper here on GF, and it's doing fine ever since.

 

[LeosForLess]

Paul, I have a couple of resources for finding reptile vets on the INFORMATION page of my website.

I am obviously not a vet either, but I did have a gecko leap out of someone's hands at a show which resulted in a broken leg. My vet said there was little he could do, and advised me to just leave the little one alone and not alow it to climb on anything for a few weeks. The leg healed on it's own, but it was permanently bent. I adopted the gecko out to a great gecko keeper here on GF, and it's doing fine ever since.

Thanks a ton

This morning it walks more like it has MND and the skin is already healing. Ill use a tooth pick to splint it