Please help with tips on rescue gecko.

[Wheels47130]

I have a store that got in a gecko that has an eaten tail. They know I read the forums and take good care of mines so they may give this one to me so it's taken care of. It seems to be healthy and adult. I know I will need to keep by hisself. What other things should be done to get him back to normal? Also will the tail grow back?

 

[mrhellboy218]

Well by eaten what do you mean? by crickets? I'd think, but what's the tail like now?

 

[Wheels47130]

The pics above are from today. Evidently someone that never have geckos had him and said he wasn't eating. So he put in 5 dozen grown crickets with him.

 

[cricket4u]

This started as a partial tail drop. It may just shrivel up and fall off or it can become infected. A leo who was kept in poor conditions is more susceptible to infection. I can not guarantee that this may not become a problem nor if there are other underlying problems by looking at a picture. A vet visit is always a good idea. I would take him off the loose substrate and use paper towels for now. Other than that, providing proper husbandry is all that you can do.

 

[mrhellboy218]

I agree with cricket4u, a vet vist would be best