Unknown Black Mark on Skin

[diogorrio]

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So, I've been owning a giant day gecko for 7 months and no problems have occured until recently.

My gecko started to develop this huge black mark on his right leg. At the beggining it was smaller, but in the past it has been growing faster.
Even though she has been having this problem, eating, sticking or anything else geckos usually do has been done without any problems.

Can anyone tell me anything that can help me with this problem? I'm really worried.
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[Aimless]

I think if possible that she should see a vet right away. that could be scarring, but could also be an infection that needs to be dealt with.

[diogorrio]

I think if possible that she should see a vet right away. that could be scarring, but could also be an infection that needs to be dealt with.

Do you know any safe infection treatments I can start at home, while I can't visit a vet?

[Aimless]

you can use a dilute betadine solution (betadine can come from most drug stores) to flush it every day. the problem is, if it's something like scale rot, it could be a fungal or other infection that betadine won't kill. if there is any way to get him to a vet, I'd start there. it concerns me that it's growing. usually a scar is in response to a wound(bite or burn) and won't get bigger, it's just dark until the gecko sheds and then gets better over successive shedding. if it's an infection, it could spread quickly and change very fast. I'm sorry, but there's just no way to know by looking at photos if it's something worse

[Elizabeth Freer]

Here's a link for recommendations for vets around the world: https://arav.site-ym.com/search/custom.asp?id=3661

Don't wait! You don't want this problem to gain the upper hand. You don't want to lose him.

From current personal experience if it's an infection and promptly treated with a broad spectrum antibiotic, quick recovery is possible.

Kindly keep us posted on your gecko's progress.

PS:
Maybe a local vet has some connections with an exotic vet and can touch bases via phone or email.

[diogorrio]

So, I went to the vet and he said I should give my gecko an antibiotic daily and I need to apply a local ointment too.

He wasn't sure what was going on for certain, but his hipothesis were:

- A bacterial infection (which is what I'm giving him the medicines for)

- A fungal infection (which would be worse. However if it's not a bacterial infection, then it must be fungal - we agreed that if nothing happens with the current treatment, we would try and treat as if it was fungal)

- A burn/scald (which could make the place where he was burn more susceptible to an infection)

I did a really big cleaning session to the terrarium, since if it is something bacterial or fungal, a colony could be developing somewhere in his enclosure.

PS The "burn" option is actually a viable possibility. Since geckos don't react if they're being burnt (this is completely true, I researched about this for a long time) and since I have an internal heating source, he could lay in a hot spot and still don't notice (I had something around the bulb, so he could not burn, like a railing. However, that could be burning too).

My heat lamp is now outside the enclosure, but the temperature is not that great.
So, by the way, can you help me with this now? How can I heat a big enclosure, with the heat source outside?

[Elizabeth Freer]

PS The "burn" option is actually a viable possibility. Since geckos don't react if they're being burnt (this is completely true, I researched about this for a long time) and since I have an internal heating source, he could lay in a hot spot and still don't notice (I had something around the bulb, so he could not burn, like a railing. However, that could be burning too).

My heat lamp is now outside the enclosure, but the temperature is not that great.
So, by the way, can you help me with this now? How can I heat a big enclosure, with the heat source outside?

Thanks for your update. Is your gecko still climbing around as before?

Are you giving the antibiotics by shots or by mouth?

Heat can be increased by getting a stronger bulb and connecting it to a digital thermostat to control maximum heat output.

Make sure this gecko has many basking sites (thick sticks, bamboo, pvc pipe) at different distances from your overhead bulb. That way he can choose his basking site and temperature.

[Elizabeth Freer]

How is your giant day gecko doing?

[Setthsvk]

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Hey guys, sorry for using this old thread but exactly same problem occur to me month ago and maybe it can help someone or maybe someone know what this problem cause.
I too have my day gecko about 7-8 months but she was about 2years old already when i bought her.
One day i saw black mark on her right back leg on almost exactly same spot like OP. She ate fine and basking too. All my lights was outside of enclosure, basking bulb was 25W household bulb, basking spot was maximum 95F.
First i thought it is some kind of burn so i treated with betadine solution and hualuronic acid with sulfadiazine. With no effect.
About week later that black mark start spreading to left back leg, then front leg and then on tail.
Because of pandemic there was no way to make lab tests to identify if its bacterial or fungal and vet clinic was also closed because of it so i talk with my vet only through email/phone. I started treating it with antifungal oil IMAVEROL. With no effect either, she lost ability to stick on surfaces about 2days after i start with antifungal oil. I dont know if it was because of stress from treatment (i need to take her to my hand to apply oil) or because of that health problem. 4 days later she died .

Can day gecko "burn" hes skin on temps about 95-100F on basking spot? other temps was 80-88F with gradient. Or can be it bite from zophobas worm/beetle (she eating them from cup) ?There was no broken skin, only blackened.
Or can it be something internal and that black skin was only symptom?