some of my friend working in pet shop just bright me a male phantasticus whit is tail cut...
i desinfected the injury but i dont know if the tail will regrows????
anyone know that???
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phantasticus tail
attchoum
Oct 04, 2004 12:03 PM
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umop_apisdn
Oct 04, 2004 02:58 PM
when i first started getting into satanics, the stuff i read told me they would most likely die if the tail was cut off. it also said the tail would not regenerate, but i have since heard from many people that the tails do, in fact, regenerate.
attchoum
Oct 04, 2004 10:35 PM
so what should i do to save him...?
give him a lot of calcium and vitamine...
put something on injury to prevent infection and pray????
anyone have some experience
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grnbasilisk
Oct 05, 2004 10:26 AM
everything you listed is a good idea. the two things i would be most concerned about is 1... hydration, the tail of every lizard is storage for fat and water. even though the tail is very thin and doesn't consist of much, it holds quite a bit for the size of the lizard. make sure you watch it drink several times a day.
second, i would monitor eating just as you said to make sure the crickets don't go for the open wound when unmonitored.
my experiences come from all male lineatus that have dropped their tails due to dehydration. they seem to deteriorate quicker than others after they have lost their tails but if monitored closely will regrow their tails and be perfectly fine.
umop_apisdn
Oct 05, 2004 04:52 PM
as far as the wound goes, try applying some neosporin, but be sure to use the plain kind, nothing with pain killers or anything like that. remember the pain killers in some types of neosporin are made for humans, which are considerably larger than tiny geckos, and im sure you could completely knock out and/or kill you gecko if you do not use just a normal antibacterial neosporin.
umop_apisdn
Oct 05, 2004 04:53 PM
better yet, take it to the vet. they should know the best options for treatment and should minimize your chances of losing your gecko.
attchoum
Oct 07, 2004 08:23 AM
thank all for your help...
unfortunatly i can't bring him to a vet cause i dont have any good vet in my part of the world... the only vet i know take care of herp kill 3 green tree python of my friend
in quebec, herp are not really popular...
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