I bought a broken gecko

[EverEvolvingExotics]

I went into my local reptile shop to purchase some rodents for my fussy eaters. While I was in there I looked over at the crested tank like always. Normally they have really ugly pet store quality geckos. Today was a little different. I found what looked to be a nice red pin. While looking at her I noticed that she was missing a couple of toes and she was kind of beaten up. She looked around 12-15 grams and I had the owner weigh her, she is 14 grams. I asked the owner to put her into a deli cup and spray her with some water and to put her in a dark place to see if she'd fire up. She did and I was very happy with her color. I decided I would get my rats, go home feed them off, then come back with an eye loupe.

When I got back I looked her over and I didn't see any visable pores. I also noticed she looked like her back was kind of arched (almost MBD like). I asked the owner about her and said that one of their volunteers shut her into the door a little over a month ago. :shock: She has since been eating well and looks to have healed. I'm normally not one for sob cases but I decided to pick her up and get her into a better home, she needs some TLC. The owner took off a lot on her price because he knows how well I care for my geckos and because of her issues.

I just finished getting her Q-tank all setup with tons of fake foliage and plenty of places to hide and get away from all the stress she must have been in. I'm determined to get her back into shape. Wish me luck!

Missing toes


Spinal injury


Picture indoors under florescent lighting (50-70% fired up)


Outdoor shots under indirect lighting (also 50-70% fired up)

[mlanning72]

wow some people these days! good luck! i hope she heals well

[Jonas@Balls2TheWall]

Despite her mistreat she is still a great looking little gecko. Glad she is going to be taken care of the right way now.

[EverEvolvingExotics]

wow some people these days! good luck! i hope she heals well

Thanks. Yeah, it can be quite frustrating these days.

Despite her mistreat she is still a great looking little gecko. Glad she is going to be taken care of the right way now.

Me too!

[Kinra]

She's a pretty little thing. Good luck giving her the TLC that she needs. She certainly in a good home now.

[EverEvolvingExotics]

She's a pretty little thing. Good luck giving her the TLC that she needs. She certainly in a good home now.

Thanks, that's my goal. I've never had a "broken" reptile before so it should be an interesting experience for me. I'm not really sure how her spinal injury will affect her long term. Hopefully she will be able to function like a normal gecko, it doesn't seem to bother her right now.