Dropped tail

[MissV]

Hello. My juvie Leo dropped his tail. He's ok. Am I supposed to be doing anything particular to help him?

 

[acpart]

If the gecko is on any kind of particle substrate, change it to something solid for now. There's no need to do anything except feed it extra if it will eat it so it can replenish its stored fat. There should have been minimal blood and gore, and the tail should regenerate soon to some extent.

Aliza

 

[MissV]

Thank you. I will take substrate out that I have in now. He's doing awesome tho. He definitely eats

 

[Thne]

what made him drop it?

 

[MissV]

I guess he felt threatened or nervous. I have another female Leo. They get along great so idk. I came home and he was walking around without it. Scared me

 

[acpart]

I have a male gecko I got from someone else. He dropped his tail because he tried to mate with the female he was with and she attacked him. If you're not planning to breed these geckos, you should strongly consider separating them. If he's a juvie, he's probably just becoming sexually mature and breeding season is starting. I just had to separate a pair of C. elegans who were doing well together, but when the breeding season started, the male injured the female when he tried to mate with her. She's recovering from partial tail loss and several bad bites, but they're now separated.

Aliza

 

[MissV]

Oh my. Thanks for that info. I'm definitely not ready to do any breeding lol

 

[Samurai Drifter]

You should separate your geckos ASAP, as they can turn aggressive at the drop of a hat, and there can be problems far worse than just a dropped tail. (WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS)