Emergency help needed!!!!! Dying animal.

[llovelace]

ok, you can go this route then, clean with the diluted betadine, apply neosporin with a non-stick telfa pad then secure with the paper tape. the regular gauze willl stick to the wound and may cause bleeding when removed. Best of luck with her

[mainbutter]

Assuming she survives the night:

1) DRESS THE WOUND. I'm far from an expert on dressing small reptile injuries, but being unable to close the injury means you need to have it dressed. Hopefully there are good suggestions here for dressing reptile wounds.

2) Keep things STERILE. The gecko will obviously urinate and defecate on the ground, which is a problem for an underside wound. Keeping her cage clean will be essential to preventing infection, even with antibiotics.

[DJ_Bizarre]

Id say the most important issue is to stop the bleeding and hopefully you will be able to take her to the vet in the morning. He just attacked her?

[wolfy-hound]

Clot wounds with cornstarch and light pressure(because it's such a tiny lizard, and the location of the wound), paper towel substrate. Not sure how you'll be able to bandage that to keep it clean without making it so that her poop doesn't get on the bandages. I'd try the liquid bandaid type stuff(depending on the fumey nature of it, might be bad idea? Good idea? Use ventilated area so fumes go away? Not certain). Maybe even instead of liquid bandaid, try using a non-toxic glue like elmers? Something to seal it against poop basically.

If you can consult a reptile vet of course, that would be best. Just tossing you some ideas. Best of luck with her.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

He just attacked her?

yes, according to my son...

[mpkeelee]

so what happened? is she ok?

[BPelizabeth]

wow that is just terrible....I am sorry your son had to see that. I hope she is ok.

I just wanted to put out there that if you do not have corn starch you can also use flour to stop bleeding and assist in clotting as well. I also wanted to say whom ever stated to use liquid bandaid that actually sounded like a great idea.

Let us know how your lil one is doing

[coldblooded]

I am glad that you were able to stop the bleeding! Make sure to separate her from the male and keep her on paper towel and try to keep it as clean as possible. I would recommend keeping her in a small tub to keep her from moving around too much and just keep a close eye on her. If the skin is missing, I am not sure what a vet can do at this point other than perhaps prescribe an antibiotic.

Was he keeping the geckos together constantly? The males will harass females to breed even if the females are not ovulating, which can result in injuries. Some males are particularly aggressive breeders. I keep my animals apart except for when they are put together to breed (which is monitored..then they are separated once again.) If you guys have ANY questions regarding leopard geckos or breeding them, please don't hesitate to PM me about it.

Best of luck to both of you and I hope she recovers swiftly.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

she is hanging in there. the wound looks like it is starting to heal. I am still putting antibiotics on it daily. she seems close to normal, but she is obviously in some pain when moving that leg, and she hasn't eaten anything yet.

[llovelace]

Glad to hear she's doing better