Leopard gecko tail?

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Ok, so last night my gecko was about to shed because he was all white. Then this morning i wake up and he is still shedding but there is a problem. The very tip of his is bloody! it's not alot but im not sure how he got it. Like the very tip is bloody. Should let it heal on its own or what should i do?
 

boywonder

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it's likely that he grabbed his own tail a bit over enthusiastically while shedding and broke the skin, if it's not bleeding now and his viv is clean and dry then it should heal on it's own, don't put antiseptic cream designed for humans on it, they often contain mild anesthetics that are powerful enough to kill a leopard gecko, keep an eye on it over the next week or so and look for reddness and swelling as these are signs of infection
 

nats

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It should scab over and heal w/o problem.
It would be good to have his humid hide clean bacteria free.
While it's healing, I would replace the substrate in the HH like every other day to help prevent infection. But maybe I'm just being too over protective.

My leos have injured themselves bitting off shed skin too, and it always heals good as new by a weeks time.
 

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