Older Fat Tail with mouth scabs

[FatTailed]

Hello all. I have an eleven year old African Fat Tailed Gecko, and recently his overall health took a turn for the worse. He, out of nowhere, got a large scab on his nose and two on the sides of his mouth. I took him out of his bioactive terrarium and put him on a sterile paper towel environment, but he is still the same. He shed and that took the scabs off, but now his lips are kind of.. pulled up? He is not eating as much as I want him to, but his tail is getting a little slimmer than I would like it to be. I don't know if you guys can help or not, but we were going to schedule a vet appt. however COVID-19 kind of ruined that. Is there anyone or anything you could suggest? Any help is appreciated so much. Thank you, and stay safe. ( I will send a picture as soon as convenient)


1.1 Hemitheconyx Caudicinctus
1.0 Phelsuma Grandis
1.0 Ambystoma tigrinum
0.1 Correlophus ciliatus

 

[acpart]

See if you can clean out the wounds with a q-tip and some hydrogen peroxide. I say that because when I get mouth sores, I rinse with a product called "Peroxyl" which is essentially hydrogen peroxide and the recovery is great. I've done that before with geckos with success. My sores don't hurt when I use this stuff so I assume it won't be painful for them either.

Aliza

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Hello all. I have an eleven year old African Fat Tailed Gecko, and recently his overall health took a turn for the worse. He, out of nowhere, got a large scab on his nose and two on the sides of his mouth. I took him out of his bioactive terrarium and put him on a sterile paper towel environment, but he is still the same. He shed and that took the scabs off, but now his lips are kind of.. pulled up? He is not eating as much as I want him to, but his tail is getting a little slimmer than I would like it to be. I don't know if you guys can help or not, but we were going to schedule a vet appt. however COVID-19 kind of ruined that. Is there anyone or anything you could suggest? Any help is appreciated so much. Thank you, and stay safe. ( I will send a picture as soon as convenient)




1.1 Hemitheconyx Caudicinctus
1.0 Phelsuma Grandis
1.0 Ambystoma tigrinum
0.1 Correlophus ciliatus

Please post a picture of your AFT and close-ups of his mouth.

What do the insides of his mouth look like?

 

[FatTailed]

Updates (With Pics)

These photos look rough, but I will say he looks 10x better than when this issue started.
I watched him drink today, no issues

I don't know if those images worked or not, but help is appreciated very much

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Please post a picture of your AFT and close-ups of his mouth.

What do the insides of his mouth look like?

These photos look rough, but I will say he looks 10x better than when this issue started.
I watched him drink today, no issues
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I don't know if those images worked or not, but help is appreciated very much

Hi ~

2 images posted. Thanks.

1. Were you able to check the insides of your AFT's mouth?
2. Have you been using hydrogen peroxide as Aliza recommended?
3. Which exact supplements does your AFT have? How often do you dust?
4. What diet do you feed your AFT's bugs and/or worms?
5. How is his gait?
6. How about sharing a minute-long video of him walking about on a solid surface?

IF your AFT has been having difficulties with infectious stomatitis (mouth rot) the insides of his mouth will look "rough" too. Mouth rot probably needs antibiotics to cure.

 

[Bluethefattail]

If you are super worried, I am fairly certain that vets would do an emergency appointment as long as you weren't showing symptoms or could remain socially distanced. I would give them a call and say you think it's an emergency.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

How is your AFT doing? Has he been "hanging in there"?

 

[FatTailed]

He has stopped eating all together.... I got him to kinda eat the guts of a superworm but that was it.. I got him to drink as well. He is old and has always been on the skinny side, so I'm a little worried.