SEVERE wound/scab on leopard gecko's snout

[charlottekitty]

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum. I couldn't find anything like this online so I made an account on here to try and get help. I recently brought a very sickly leopard gecko home from my school (I'm in 11th grade animal science class) that belongs to my teacher, because my teacher thought she might recover in a quieter environment with extra care. She is around 6 years old. For the past 5 months she has been having shedding problems (because she had no moist hide and no baths until I began taking care of her at school) and lack of appetite. For the past 2 months her shed hasnt been fully coming off her face, resulting in a red scab on her nose and lip. I was able to rub some of the face shed off with a qtip. My teacher told us to leave the scab alone because it would fall off over time. Well it didn't and it turned into a blood red build up of layers of stuck shed. The scab on her nose fell off two nights ago and there is a fresh, raw looking would on her nose. It looks like she's missing a chunk of the nose. I am feeding her Zilla caloric supplement paste because she has no interest in her live bugs. A month ago she would eat only wax worms, but now she only eats the supplement. Since I brought her home her sheds are better and she is more active, but this open would on her face is really concerning!! I'm putting neosporin on it daily and soaking her every other day. Any advice on what to do would be greatly appreciated. I looked all over the Internet and didn't see anything like this.

Before it came off




After it came off

 

[Aimless]

I would get that gecko to a vet. she has obvious significant health issues. at a guess (aside from the wound) I would think she would benefit from fluid support, and possibly B vitamins and antibiotics as well.
also, if you're using neosporin, please don't use the pain relief version OR the ointment, use the cream.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

I am feeding her Zilla caloric supplement paste because she has no interest in her live bugs

Hi ~

Please take your leo to a qualified vet!

Zilla's Jump-Start Caloric Supplement & Appetite Stimulant has NO value at all. Please take a look at the ingredients. The first ingredient is corn syrup.

Feed some Gerber's turkey baby food right now mixed 1 part turkey baby food to 1 part clear Pedialyte! Order some Oxbow's Carnivore Care off Amazon or via a vet. Fluker's Repta+Boost can also be used, but Carnivore Care is much better.

I like and use Zoo Med's Repti Calcium with D3 and just a very little Zoo Med's plain (no D3) Reptivite multivitamins. Just a little vitamin A acetate is especially important for eye health.

 

[TheresaB.C]

Tell you teacher to take it to a vet. If she/he wont, take it to the spca. Serious, it needs medical care right away...