i need help!!!

[Dianabeth]

one of my gecko's hasn't really been eating well, but she's been pooping fine, everyday she poops, but i picked her up and i seen this! what is wrong, if anyone can help me i'd really appreciate it, i've never seen anything like this before! she's housed by herself so i know no one is bullying her.

 

[Dianabeth]

About your leo:
- female
- 1 year, only 36 grams >.<
- had her for 7 months
- got from a pet store

A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo - everday
- Is your leo acting any different today? lethargic, and not eating
- no problems in the past
B) Fecals
- normal looking poop
- pooped this morning
C) Problem
- her tail looks bloody

Housing:
A) Enclosure
- 5 gallon tank
- plastic tank
- paper towels
- 1 hide
B) Heating
- heat pad
- 85 on the hot and 75 on the cool
- measure heat with gauges
- no lights
C) Cage mates
- none

Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- feed every other day, mealworms
- in a dish with calcium powder
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- repti calcium
- gut loading mealworms with bread and cereal

 

[Thorgecko707]

Tank too small. What moist substrate is in the hide?

 

[Dianabeth]

i use moss for the moist hide, or wet paper towels

 

[Dianabeth]

if i get a big tub to put her in, will she be ok? i'm going to run to the store and get the big breeder sized tub

 

[LeopardShade]

The picture confuses me. What exactly is the problem?

 

[lillith]

The bottom of her tail looks rubbed raw...what's that green stuff, astroturf?
Also, temps are too low.

If it really is open skin, which it looks like to me, you'll need to take her to a vet.
If it's a topical scratch that has left a trail of blood, clean it off with wet paper towels, and take her to a vet.

Either way, a vet and a better picture would help.

 

[Dianabeth]

i took her to the vet and they said it was a burn? but i don't understand because her heating pad is no where near too hot. but they gave me some ointment to put on it every 12 hours

 

[sausage]

was just about to say it looks just like a burn. or somthing had traped her tail.
just use the stuff the vet gave you and keep her on paper towles so as not to get bits stuck to it. they heal really quick but dont be alarmed if the end bit falls off as it might well do. good luck

 

[Dianabeth]

if it falls off that's fine, i was just worried about her in general! but this morning it's looking a lot better!

 

[LZRDGRL]

Good job for taking her to the vet! If she's housed alone, it can only be a burn, or she got trapped underneath something, or she had some stuck shed on her tail and tore it off herself, thus hurting herself. I bet it will heal fine if you keep it clean and disinfected. Her tail most likely won't fall off. A tail that falls off becomes dry-looking, but this one here had fresh color and wasn't shriveled.

Good luck!

Chrissy

 

[Dianabeth]

thank you so much! i've got her in a nice bigger tank and she seems to be doing much better now! she's eating normally and her tail is looking better everyday!

 

[Russ S]

You say you are measuring temps with gauges, what type and where exactly are you taking your readings?