Hi,
My gecko just recently went through a shed... and apparently he took off too much. I noticed about a day after his shed that he had a bit of what seems to be an open sore on his tail. It's almost as though a thick layer of skin was torn off - one of the bottom halves of the "scales" on the tail. I noticed when I saw him licking at it, and it seems to sometimes leave a bit of pus behind after touching something - like a rock.
Wondering if I need to do anything special for him to heal this... for one I've noticed it seems a bit of sand may be sticking in the area. (Yes - he's on a sand substrate, but is well into adult hood and has never had complications with the sand before). Maybe for a start I should lay paper towels over the sand to avoid any sticking to this area?
Thanks for your advice.
Maki
