One of our leopard geckos tail is looking like it is dying,the gecko itself is still very active but we dont want it to spread. It has only been in the last couple of days that this has happened. what do we do? any advice is better than nothing

Thanks Jamie

have a look at this it may help

if not ask away on here

http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=55152&hilit=gecko+tail&start=0

so long as tail is not a bacterial infection from a scrape

it may be just left to dry out

some questions

how did it start?

was it looking like a graze to start with?

any signs of damage at start of die off?

skin ring left after shed constricting tail?

It looks like a shedding problem may have started it but can't be certain. There appears to be a little bit of dried blood also. It is black and very dry and shriveled. About an inch of the tail, but looks to be spreading. looks pretty dead.

We thought the safest would be for her to drop it, but she wont let it go!

a pic would be good to help get a better idea of it

is the doctor in the house?

but looks to be spreading.

you may need antibiotics to stop spread

then let rest shrivel completely

their tails are designed to break

but can be hard to remove from an animal that is used to handling

Rubbish photos sorry

the dried section looks similar

where that meet the rest of tail is there a redness all the way around tail?

Theres a little bit of red on one side but not the whole way around.

You can see the red, very blurry, in the first photo

I checked her an hour ago and she was still doing ok. She is still very active and feisty. Just the tail dying and a bit skinny.

if it just dries up and diesback like that ,rather than a physical pulloff there maybe a chance it will not regrow?not really up with these but someone like perpin may be helpful?

H

I have had the same problem ..

Leave it and the last bit will full of and they well grow back ....

I have one here that did the same will try put up some pictues as it is growing back ...

Here you go

Thanks Reptilenutt.

Do you have photos of what the tail looked like before it dropped off?

sorry no but it was just like your one

reminds me of some bearded dragon tails after being bitten by a tank mate. would dry up and eventually drop off.

My main concern was the potential for an infectin of the blood.

My main concern was the potential for an infectin of the blood.

correct, you need to ensure the infection, or what caused the shrivelling of the tail is stopped

Would an iodine tincture help to stop it or do I still need the tail off?

you could try that

once it stops dying back it will dry up and be easier to get off

Just an update - the geckos tail dried up and fell off by itself! All looks ok, the gecko is still active and happy. Not sure if the part of the tail will regrow or not though.

Thanks for everyones advice

it will regrow

not quite the same though