Droped its tail :(

[go_sk8ing_360]

last night one of my geckos dropped her tail. I just found out about 15 minutes ago when i seen it i was so shocked.....i have some idea why it would have happened but i unno.......the one taht dropped her tail is sharing a cage with another that are almost the same age adn are so far both female....they are both around 6 months and are both showing taht theya re female...but i thought females dont fight and i never founda tail in the cage i tottaly stripped downt eh cage and no tail i looked at the other gecko and noticed she was chubbier then usual so im guessing she ate it thinking it was a silky or something....but ya any thoughts????

[HerpAddict]

Sorry to hear that!

If you feed them worms, then that could be a possibility. I have only ever seen my female bite a male's tail when he was trying to mate her (she's an agressive one!).

I would probably say it would be best to separate them while the female that lost her tail is recouperating. With the more things, geckos, humans she comes in contact with, the more likely she will get an infection. I would put her on paper towel atleast until the wound covers. I am not sure if you are supposed to use anything like neosporin on it, perhaps some other more experienced people will know. I haven't had this happen, so I'm sorry I can't offer more advise.

The less stress you give her in the next while, during her healing period, the better. I wouldn't recommend any unnecessary handling.

Good luck with her, and I hope that she heals quickly!

[CDN-Cresties]

I would seperate the two and give the tailess gecko a clean sterile environment to heal. No need to apply anything to the wound. Let nature take its course.

Sorry to hear about the loss of your geckos tail. It happened to me a while back and it bummed me out a bit. Also, sometimes females do fight, I would assume over resources.

[go_sk8ing_360]

so uhmm should i never put them back together or just seperate them for a while....i dont really have a cage big enopugh for her to live in for that long maybe a week or 2 only like a 5 gallon tank..

[CDN-Cresties]

I'd find a cheap suitable size aquarium to house her in. Or you could find a large enough rubbermaid container to house her in. Just make sure to drill some ventalation holes.

[go_sk8ing_360]

But should she be seperated from the other one for a long period of time liek months or a few weeks?....

[CDN-Cresties]

It is up to you but when you reintroduce them I would observe them for a bit to see what happens.

[go_sk8ing_360]

Ok thanks for the help

[HerpAddict]

I would say that you should definitely wait until her wound is completely healed. This will definitely take a few weeks or more.

If you buy a rubbermaid, you can also create ventilation by buying some coated fly screen, and hot gluing it over a large hole that you cut in the lid. This is what I raise my babies in, and it works perfectly.

Whenever you do reintroduce her, I agree that you need to watch them closely. This could be the signs of dominance or agression by the female that took her tail. Best be prepared to house them separately, you probably won't have to, but I always like to prepare myself for the worst.

Goodluck!

[newticus]

When i first got cresteds i had two living together, and one took the tip off the others tail. They were a little different in size, i separated them until a 20 gallon could be used to house them. Now they've lived together in peaceful harmony for about 5 months. I did keep an eye on them for a while, it's no guarentee that yours will live together again. Some females are like that

[Topaz]

just a suggestion from a leo owner who has had the odd leopard gecko loose a tail, I try and feed them extra good things as they need to regain mass as they grow back their tail.

[newticus]

well cresteds don't regrow their tail so i'm not sure that's as much of a concern. They may be stresses though and that causes a loss in electrolights. electrolights are related to hydration i believe so makeing sure they are well hyrdated is good.