Tail. Warning if your squeamish.

[Bellalee]

Hey guys.. I tried searching, I don't like the search function here..

Yesterday I got in 3 wonderful geckos, 2 from Kristi and 1 from Chewbecca..

When I opened the package, I checked them all out and I found this.. which definatly happened in shipping.

I pmed Kristi, and let her know and she suggested neosporine, which I am definatly going to do. Neither her nor I have had a gecko lose it's tail and I really don't want to start now..

What would you guys do in this situation? And do you think it will end up falling off?

Thanks guys.

 

[BalloonzForU]

Unfortunately the liklyhood of the tail staying put is slim to none. I've seen less trauma to a tail and it still fall off the rest of the way.

Keep the wound clean. I would also keep the paper towels a little moist to keep the wound from sticking to it, should the tail fall off.

 

[Kristi23]

I still can't believe she tried to drop her tail. That's the first one I've had that's tried to do it. I was really hoping it would heal on it's own without her losing it.

 

[LizMarie]

She must have really been mishandled in my opinion!

I hope she finds a way to keep that tail on but either way I know your going to be the best person to take of her during this time. Best of Luck!

 

[Bellalee]

Whelp my boyfriend looked at the tail this morning and put a small of neosporin on it.. and it looked a little more congealed then it was yesterday..

I'm still hoping for the best. Thanks Kristi, Fe, and LizMarie.

 

[ElapidSVT]

if it stays, it'll probably develop into a double tail.


gl!

 

[BalloonzForU]

if it stays, it'll probably develop into a double tail.


gl!

Very true!! This can be a very interesting looking gecko if this were to happen.

 

[Sunrise Reptile]

If you're keeping and breeding that gecko, what's the difference if it keeps or loses the tail? A regenerated tail isn't that big a deal. That leo will live a perfectly normal, happy, and healthy life with or without the original tail. Congrats on adding all three of them to your group!

 

[Stomlin35]

I agree, it may end up falling off completely eventually. My little girl dropped her tail a while ago when we first got her. My daughter had scared her. You can tell she's lost her tail since it's grown back, but she's become a spunky little thing. She only dropped the end half though.

 

[lindy]

one of the geckos i have that i got shiped to me looked like that. the gecko actually kept her tail but a year later the cat scared her so bad that she dropped it.
anyways i thought it would of fallen off but didnt so it depends on the gecko. i dont have any photos though. my husband and i took a bet on if she wold lose it or not.:main_yes:

 

[Bellalee]

Just an update...

 

[spykerherps]

Very Cool. I mist this post when I happened. Very nice healing by the gecko great care buy you.

I was going to say I had a gecko from geckos etc arrive with this exact tail tare. kept it clean applied neosporin and kept him on PT and kept the PT a little moist and it healed up perfectly just as this one did.

Nice Job.

 

[Kristi23]

Her tail looks great! I'm so glad it healed and didn't fall off.

 

[MiamiLeos]

it looks awesome! you can hardly tell!!! god job keeping her healthy

 

[Stomlin35]

Very nice recovery. She looks great!

 

[M&I Gecko]

I can't even tell at all.

 

[vctkiller]

nice recovery !

 

[ReptarNDukeNukem]

You can't even tell anymore.Happy she(?) did not drop her tail

 

[Bellalee]

Thanks guys I'm really happy too!

 

[Bongo]

I can't even tell. Looks like a normal tail.