PLEASE HELP..rescued 2 Mediterranian house geckos from a glue trap..they are hurt

Timber · #1 10-09-2009, 02:04 PM

Please let me know about their care and what I can do to get some of the glue offf...some of their feet are mangled and one may have a stomach wound.

I tired olive oil to get some of the glue off of their feet. Please advice. I live in AZ and they are native here..

I put them in sparate enclosures with fake folliage, a water bowl and they are on paper towel while they heal.

Timber · #2 10-10-2009, 01:23 AM

Got a care sheet, sorry I was in a little bit of a rush...but it doesn't seem like anyone else was.

Palor · #3 10-10-2009, 03:44 AM

Where did you find the care sheet? I am curious

I have read you can work flour or sand into the glue and slowly work off the glue like that.

If they are covered in open wounds they may not make it even with treatment. I have saved a few and lost few that have been attacked by cats using repiti-wound healing aid

Timber · #4 10-10-2009, 10:03 AM

Thank you. The wound that I though was on the chest of one really after looking at it looked more like a bubble...maybe where the skin was pulled. I looked at it today and the bubble is all the way down so that is good. Their feet are pretty mangled. One foot on one of them and two feet on another.
On one, one foot still has a glob of glue but it is mixed in with his mangled foot so I am not sure what to do.

I did release them from the traps with sand...after researching I found that method worked...as best as it could.

Thank you responding. They are doing ok this morning. I wll probably move them to a 10 instead of small kk's so that I can put crix in a dish for them instead of letting them wander around in a small area with them. What do you think...will they eat anything besides crickets?

Palor · #5 10-11-2009, 07:22 PM

I have had them eat small mealworms, phoenix worms and even fruit flies. If their feet are really mangled they may not be able to find food in dishes.

You may want to consult a vet, if your in Phoenix Dr. Funk is most likely the guy you will be seeing.

Good luck rehabbing the little guys.

Timber · #6 10-12-2009, 10:56 AM

Thank you. I do have Dr. Funk's information. Maybe I will give him a try.

The little guys do not seem to have a hard time getting around despite the mangled feet. I put a little more oil on them today to see if I can get more glue off. I am hoping they just walk around the damp paper towel and get a lot of the glue and sand that I used to free them off.

MauricesExoticPets · #7 10-13-2009, 07:35 PM

Legged insects with one side worth of legs clipped off may help the little guys get them.

They almost always go for Indian meal moth larva.

Maurice Pudlo