i was feeding my leopard gecko tonight and i was cleaning around the cage an i accidently dropped the coconut on her .. I got the tail out cleaned the blood off the tank she went into her hide .. Shes now out looking around and i am wondering if i should try feeding her crickets or not i dont want to stress her out its been like 2 hours or so .. I have owned her since last feb. Help
Don't Panic. Normally they make it through tail loss and regeneration perfectly fine. Do not put neosporin or anything else on the tail, it could affect the regeneration process. If you aren't already using paper towel substrate, change to it now, it will keep the tail clean while it is healing, and other substrate can get into the wound and cause an infection. You should also raise the cage temperature a few degrees to encourage healing. Anytime a reptile is injured, slightly raising the cage temperature is a good start to helping it heal. Other than that , he should have a new tail in a little over a month. It won't be as long or the same color, but it shouldn't affect his overall health. Good luck!
she is licking her tail is that her way of healing it?>
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Aww poor baby. Get her on paper towel to stop the risk of infection. As for feeding if she's eating she's not stressed. Try offering her just one and see if she'll eat. If she doesnt show interest in take it out.
you should let her alone for a few days to recuperate she will grow another tail in time it wont look as good as her first tail try feeding her in a few days and watch for infection
