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hey everyone
today i was checking out my male
gecko and i noticed that his tale
has a small cut right to the base
of it. All it is, is the last 2cm
of his 4inch tale.

at first i thought it was my fault
as i may have accidentily trapt his
tale in the cage door as i opend it
or closed it one day. But i checked
the door and its Physicaly impossible.

So now i think it may have been another
gecko that i keep in with him. She is much
bigger then him and it is as u all must
know BREEDING SEASON!!!!!!!! he weighs 30gs
and she ways 46gs

so my question is-- since the cut is so deep do u belive i should amputate the tip? or let it go? its black now

Also, could the female be the culprit?
thanks in advance
marco
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MarcO

1.5.2 Crested Geckos
1.1.0 Argentine Tegus
1.0.0 Vield Chameleon

I would have to say it is most likely the female

Just my .02

Derek
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i don't know if you should amputate it yourself, you may lose the whole tail in the process, not to mention it might not all be dead and it would hurt. I had two cresteds together and one bit the others tail and it went black at the tip like yours did. It eventually fell off. It looked kinda gross for a while, but didn't seem to bother it.
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- Melanie

2.0.0 cats
0.2.2 crested geckos
2.2.1 leopard geckos
1.0.0 Bernese mountain dog
1.1.1 red ear sliders
0.0.1 emperor scorpion
0.0.1 chilean rose tarantula
1 planted tank with dwarf cichlids and platies