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Hello all,

I recently bought a Schneider skink that appears to be in good health, except that he has a few cuts on his body. I was told that he was the only one in the tank, so I don't know that these cuts came from another reptile; but the tank he was in was very small, smaller than a 10 gallon, and he was constantly moving around when I saw him. I think maybe his cuts came from rubbing against cage furniture while in his frenetic and stressed-out state.

So my question--how should I treat these cuts? The blood appears to have coagulated over them, and they are slightly swollen.

I have him in a 20 long tank (not ideal I know, only temporary), with sand/coir for burrowing, a heat lamp, uvb lamp, rock under the heat lamp, and a couple plants. I also have a water dish and some hides.

Am I missing anything?

Your question is old so maybe you have solved this problem? I have had good luck treating minor cuts with colloidal silver solution. Take the skink out, handle them until they calm down, and then put one drop of colloidal silver on the wound. Try to hold them calmly for about 20 minutes. If the drop rolls off, put another one on. Do this once a day for about a week. You can buy colloidal silver solution at a health food store. The best one is called Sovereign Silver 10ppm, in my opinion.
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Lisa Rakestraw
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My skinks:
1.1.1 Corucia zebrata (Berman and Joni, baby Charlemagne)
1.2.2 Eumeces schneideri (Kaa, Cochisa and their babies; Mabel)
0.0.4 Egernia striolata