[JIGSAW818]

Originally Posted by colinmelsom

If the male is so much bigger I wouldn`t keep them together,personally.

Depends on size of course. "personally" they don't have a problem living with each other. Those are just normal mating scars. Every gecko is different. She is big enough to be with him, he just is rough. Most Phelsuma "Grandis" males are rough with the females when it comes to mating.

[colinmelsom]

Twice the size is a big difference.I would let her grow to near his size before they were put together.
If she is of breeding age either he must be exceptionally large or she must be very small.

[JIGSAW818]

Pictures of the tails current state will be posted today.

[rdj52785]

I have a older male Standingi who was paired with a female. They produced one year and then nothing the next year (strange for Standingi). Then my male's skin started to look rough. I didn't see lacerations exactly, but rather what seemed like spots where he was having a tough time shedding. I'm not exactly sure how to describe it, but Since I noticed no agression, I just assumed he was just getting old and showing it. The worst spot was his tail. It gradually became covered in what looked like a scab. I just knew he waws having a hard time shedding. I thoought it would fall off any day. I removed him from the female to let him grow old in piece. Today, he's my nicest looking Standingi. She must have been somehow causing this dammage.

[meloha]

I've had a few mad-mads lose tails, or sections of tails. These were the result of things like unexpected gecko movements and me closing the end of the tail in the door, and impulsive gecko running out of tank + very alert and fast cat. The squirming dropped tail is gross IMHO but works well -- the cat focused on that and the gecko got away!

I have never used antiseptic on the wound at all, since my info is to only spray water on it if anything, and that they have a strong immune response themselves.

The tails grow back slowly, especially if it's a big piece. They look like they kinda telescope out, so it's an interesting process! They start out brownish, which is unfortunately about the color of a nice roach or flying termite, so has been bitten off by the mate -- a point for keeping them singly like you're doing!! Eventually the tail turns green and looks much like the rest of the gecko, though scalation is often a little different, and there is a line where the new meets the old. The tail winds up a little shorter too. So you can tell it's a regrown tail, but it looks OK. They might need extra food while regrowing a tail, since this is a pretty big body part that the gecko uses for storing their body's reserves.

Best of luck to you and the gecko! Did you ever determine why her tail was so funky in the first place?

[JIGSAW818]

Originally Posted by rdj52785

I have a older male Standingi who was paired with a female. They produced one year and then nothing the next year (strange for Standingi). Then my male's skin started to look rough. I didn't see lacerations exactly, but rather what seemed like spots where he was having a tough time shedding. I'm not exactly sure how to describe it, but Since I noticed no agression, I just assumed he was just getting old and showing it. The worst spot was his tail. It gradually became covered in what looked like a scab. I just knew he waws having a hard time shedding. I thoought it would fall off any day. I removed him from the female to let him grow old in piece. Today, he's my nicest looking Standingi. She must have been somehow causing this dammage.

Yes, She had what you were describing on the tail... Scabs with black scales, Dead shed.

[JIGSAW818]

Originally Posted by meloha

I've had a few mad-mads lose tails, or sections of tails. These were the result of things like unexpected gecko movements and me closing the end of the tail in the door, and impulsive gecko running out of tank + very alert and fast cat. The squirming dropped tail is gross IMHO but works well -- the cat focused on that and the gecko got away!

I have never used antiseptic on the wound at all, since my info is to only spray water on it if anything, and that they have a strong immune response themselves.

The tails grow back slowly, especially if it's a big piece. They look like they kinda telescope out, so it's an interesting process! They start out brownish, which is unfortunately about the color of a nice roach or flying termite, so has been bitten off by the mate -- a point for keeping them singly like you're doing!! Eventually the tail turns green and looks much like the rest of the gecko, though scalation is often a little different, and there is a line where the new meets the old. The tail winds up a little shorter too. So you can tell it's a regrown tail, but it looks OK. They might need extra food while regrowing a tail, since this is a pretty big body part that the gecko uses for storing their body's reserves.

Best of luck to you and the gecko! Did you ever determine why her tail was so funky in the first place?

Meloha, Awesome response thank you....

She got nipped a couple of time by the male but her tail was not bad. She had a bad shed when she laid her eggs.. I think that caused it. I have the different pics of her tails and I have made note of the days I took the pics I just have not put them up. Right now at the moment she bit the complete first row of scales right before the cut... The scales were darkening. I assume she knows what she's doing, Also the flesh insid of the tail is rounding ( Not a straight flat cut anymore ) and pushing out.