Nynecho
New member
I'm sure some of you have dropped a gecko before or had it run out of your hands or fall from a big height. Mostly it's just babies, and they're usually fine, especially if they land on carpet or a pile of clothes or something.
Some people wonder if they get hurt when they fall, and well now I have the answer to that.
I went to my friend's house to buy some geckos from him, and while I went to get more geckos from their tubs, I left two in cups unattended on the counter behind me. The bottom cup had a larger female in it, she was 50 grams but nowhere near as large as the others. Apparently, I hadn't closed her cup all the way. She was able to nose her way out of it, despite having another cup stacked on top. She then leaped from the counter, about a 3 foot drop, onto the cement floor.
She didn't appear hurt at first, so I picked her back up and taped the lid of the cup so she wouldn't escape again. It wasn't until yesterday that I saw what actually happened to her. She had a massive bruise covering her lower abdomen and back thighs. It didn't appear to be affecting her, but I was extremely concerned. I knew it had to either be a surface injury or a ruptured organ, but there was nothing I could do but wait and see which it was.
She passed away in her sleep last night, and after examining her tummy again, more bruises had developed, and they were darker brown, leading me to believe she was more than just bruised and had bled out internally. This was a tragic death, as this gecko was so young and beautiful, she had a whole life ahead of her, and if I had only paid more attention, she would still be alive.
This is here to show you that you need to be very careful to not let your gecko fall, especially really fat ones.
Some people wonder if they get hurt when they fall, and well now I have the answer to that.
I went to my friend's house to buy some geckos from him, and while I went to get more geckos from their tubs, I left two in cups unattended on the counter behind me. The bottom cup had a larger female in it, she was 50 grams but nowhere near as large as the others. Apparently, I hadn't closed her cup all the way. She was able to nose her way out of it, despite having another cup stacked on top. She then leaped from the counter, about a 3 foot drop, onto the cement floor.
She didn't appear hurt at first, so I picked her back up and taped the lid of the cup so she wouldn't escape again. It wasn't until yesterday that I saw what actually happened to her. She had a massive bruise covering her lower abdomen and back thighs. It didn't appear to be affecting her, but I was extremely concerned. I knew it had to either be a surface injury or a ruptured organ, but there was nothing I could do but wait and see which it was.
She passed away in her sleep last night, and after examining her tummy again, more bruises had developed, and they were darker brown, leading me to believe she was more than just bruised and had bled out internally. This was a tragic death, as this gecko was so young and beautiful, she had a whole life ahead of her, and if I had only paid more attention, she would still be alive.
This is here to show you that you need to be very careful to not let your gecko fall, especially really fat ones.
