[BlackMetalMaster]

Hi,

I have a problem with one of my males that's still in quarantine: This morning I noticed that he has some white spots mostly on his tail. It reminds me of white mold. I was able to remove it with a wet towel. Could it be some kind of fungus? Did anyone ever experience something like this with Cyrtodactylus/Geckoella? Apart from that he is doing excellent and is a really good eater .

Thanks!

Br,

Christian

[ptenopus]

You shouldnt have a problem keeping him pretty dry....dry enough to eliminate any fungus. Ive also used a small amount of the powder for athletes foot on cyrtodactylus sp.. Never on geckoella, but i dont see any problems. I also had some whitish "fungus" appear on a G. luii's head once, and cured it just by keeping the gecko with a much lower humidity...obviously not desert dry, but humidity about 60% with good air fow.

[BlackMetalMaster]

Here are some pics of the poor guy:

[BlackMetalMaster]

Originally Posted by ptenopus

You shouldnt have a problem keeping him pretty dry....dry enough to eliminate any fungus. Ive also used a small amount of the powder for athletes foot on cyrtodactylus sp.. Never on geckoella, but i dont see any problems. I also had some whitish "fungus" appear on a G. luii's head once, and cured it just by keeping the gecko with a much lower humidity...obviously not desert dry, but humidity about 60% with good air fow.

Hi, yes I think you're right. It appears to be normal mold from keeping them too wet. It's not easy to maintain correct humidity in a small quarantine tank. So I will try to keep them a bit drier. Thanks!