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Just curious if there is a difference as to which one i use to treat a scrape. Thanks in advance.

Neither..... Minor scrapes and cuts usually heal up fine without human help..... In the wild, do you think there is some person running behind leos with a tube of neo or polysporin?????LOL..... Scrapes and small cuts will usually be gone within the next shed or two.....

Just a side note..... Reptiles with skin injuries will shed more frequently than reptiles without any skin injuries.... This is the natural way reptiles heal themselves quickly.....

Gregg is right, there is no Neosporin provider in nature! But from my own experience, I find that using Neosporin on an injury where there's possibility of loss of a digit or tail tip will often save the digit or tail tip or at least lessen the amount that is lost. It's ust one thing we can do differently here in captivity than is done in nature. IMO, its an improvement.

True leaftail.... I was thinking more of minor scrapes and cuts..... My bad....

She has a pretty bad scrape/cut on her nose. It was bleeding at one point. Would you guys let nature take its course or intervene? I'll try to get a picture taken and get it posted to show the scrape.

>She has a pretty bad scrape/cut on her nose.

Then put Neosporin on it. Better safe than sorry. and to actually answer your original question, I dont think it makes a difference. I use them both interchangeably because I happen to have tubes of both, but I think Neosporin is cheaper so I'll go with that next time I buy.