[SomethingWrong]

It is fairly easy to remove if it is an abscess, you just poke it with a disinfected needle and gently squeeze out all of the puss that's inside. Then you can use some kind of antibiotic on it, I can't remember now what the vet recommended. After that you can just put some polysporin on it. You just have to be careful depending on where the abscess is because Rex had one on his neck and it was dangerous to remove it in case it was caught around some important vein or artery.
I hope this helps, if you are certain that it's an abscess, then it's quite easy to remove by yourself. But again, I do recommend going to see a vet if it is the first time you see this on your Gecko.

[norea]

doesnt your gecko move a lot when trying to operate the abscess?

[kozmo and amber]

Sadly Kozmo passed away. We didn't get him to a vet but I am thinking it must have been a tumour. It grew very quickly and turned a black colour. Soon he couldn't even eat. He couldn't close his mouth because the lump pulled his mouth down too much. He died in his sleep and my children and I had a funeral for him. It was very sad. He was a great pet. Thanks for the forum. This site is an excellent source of information and support.

[norea]

hi i think a friend might have this problem... and i might need your guidance within the next few weeks...

[Elizabeth Freer]

Originally Posted by SomethingWrong

Hey there, It's been a while since this happened but I took Rex to the vet and he told me it could be a tumor or an abscess and if it was a tumor then there wasnt really anything they could do about it. Luckily it was an abscess and he was able to remove all the stuff in it and glued up the hole made by the needle and put some antibiotics on it. Since then, it happened once again, it was smaller and I took him to the vet again, and it was the same thing. He taught me how to get rid of them myself since Rex seems to be prone to it.

Since Kozmo is experiencing the same symptoms, I think you should take him to a vet first to make sure that it's an abscess and not a Tumor. If it is an abscess then Kozmo should be fine! Make sure to ask your vet how to get rid of those yourself just in case he gets another one.
I hope that helped! Rex is totally fine now so I hope everything works out well for you and Kozmo!

Hi SomethingWrong ~

I am happy that the vet was able to remove Rex's abcess and that he showed you how to do it if it happens again.

You may wish to check your husbandry practices against this care sheet of mine: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/commu...11-update.html