TAIL ROT / NECROSIS IN LIZARDS - Symptoms, Causes & Treatment!
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- Tail rot is most commonly linked to Bearded Dragons, however it can occur to anything with a tail. Today we will be focusing on Lizards such as Beardies, Leopard Geckos, Crested Geckos, and more!
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Thank you so much for your videos. I got my gecko early December and she is my life now. Today marks the milestone of her letting me handle her. I've been placing my hand in her enclosure about an hour after feeding for 5-15 minutes at a time. She used to hide, then she would just stare, then she would approach and smell my hand. Today she climbed on and stood on my hand for the first time. I didn't lift her because I was afraid that I would spook her. I let her climb on, lay for around 10 min, and climb off when she wanted. Thank you for making these amazing videos, and if it wasn't for you I would have never gotten my little baby girl.
That's awesome! There's nothing better than feeling like your gecko has finally accepted you, and wants to come out :D.
I clicked as soon as I saw it cause I love watching ur vids sooooo much!!!!!
thank you :)
I a so glad that you make it clear to people that you are not a vet and take them to a vet if need be. although you a very informative and you know what you are talking about. I want to personally thank you for all I have learned from you and thank you for constantly telling people to use their vet
My geckos toe rotted off before. My geckos toe got strangled by stuck shed because when I first got her I didn’t know she needed a humid hide to help her shed. I was on vacation for about a little less than a week so The shed went unnoticed. I got back from vacation and half of her toe looked black and brittle and I panicked. I emailed a vet as soon as I saw this and they said she could have snagged the toe or it was caused from stuck shed but I am assuming it was stuck shed because I didn’t have a humid hide. They also told me to add the humid hide in the future and bring her to the vet. I had to wait a few days or so for my dad to ride me over to the nearby exotic vet (he has work). I googled what to do in the mean time and emailed a couple of experienced gecko owners. I kept the tank as clean and simple as possible to avoid infections and injury to the toe. I soaked her feet in warm water and let her dry her feet by walking on a towel. After I would soak her feet daily I had to apply some kind of Neosporin (this was about 2017 so I don’t remember exactly what kind but I’m sure you can still find what kind of Neosporin is safe for reptiles on google). The toe ended up healing nicely before going to the vet so I was told that she didn’t really have to go at this point since the wound was basically done healing. The rotten part of the toe had fallen off and the “nub” left over looked fine and sealed by skin. It healed up really well. She doesn’t have a full toe now but she is healthy other than that. Currently, She has part of her toe still there but it’s only half and it’s doing fine too. She doesn’t seem affected by having only half of a toe either because she climbs around her tank and on people pretty well. She eats normal and acts normal. Hasn’t had any stuck shed since I put a humid hide. It was a scary experience and I’m not letting her lose anymore toes
aw yeah thats scary! it's a shame the toe went, but its good you learnt from that experience. Some people still dont realise after one toes gone, and it loses the rest :'(
Leopard Gecko Yeah, but thankfully the withered part fell off before it could spread. It’s sad to see geckos without toes though
This is exactly what I needed! I have a Tangerine Leopard Gecko, and this is happening to here right now! When I first got her she had stuck shed on her tail. We will be taking her to the vet, me and my mom followed your "how to help your leopard gecko with stuck shed' and the shed isn't coming off all the way. This video was so helpful to me and especially to my leo! Thank you so much! (By the way I love your videos!)
Remove stuck shed on Leo’s are actually easier than most ppl think(don’t u hate the little piece of shed on their tiny toes, plz don’t mistake their nails as stuck shed cuz I did and their nails don’t grow back) . This is my go to option bath them in a container(with a lid), nothing too small or too big, with water mix with baby oil. Let them in for 15 mins. Then take them out, cuz it’s impossible to do this while they in the container cuz they are just too sensitive. Then when they r on ur hand or arm or whatever, use the other hand to gentle rub stuck shed, and dip some of water , repeat the process. And when the shed is about to come off just use the tip of ur finger to grab it.
A wet q tip works wonderfully to help remove the stubborn toe skin! It also helps in making sure you don't rub too rough with your fingers
Stuck shed is a pain when its on their toes, I've found its easier to remove if you just put them in a shallow dish of luke warm water. I don't use oil or anything.
I would far sooner see an informative video like this than a trivial one any day! I think this is what your audience appreciates most about you☺
thank you :D
*cough cough * Taylor Nicole Dean *cough *
What do you mean?
Her bearded dragon had tail rot before she bought it, she also took it to multiple vets, and she followed through with treatment. What was your point?
stellaisawkward It took months for her to finally cut it off and she lost a big chunk of Twisty's tail that could've been saved.
Tomato Power She has to wait till he was old enough to safely be under anesthesia and all of that bit was dead before she got him, so no, she didn’t wait and then cut off part of his tail
@@stellazaretzke2389 she always has an excuse
I was surprised that my Leo I rescued had all his toes considering he was never given a humid/moist hide in the entirety of his life before me, so seeing he didn't have stuck sheds was surprising.
The first 3 sheds in the time he's been with me, he had a little bit left on his toes. He didn't enjoy soaking so instead I would dip his little feet in some warm water then with a wet q tip I'd gently rub it off. After the 3rd shed, he's been shedding very smoothly and actually uses his humid hide. I don't think he understood the purpose during those first 3 sheds because he didn't use it til after the 3rd shed, poor guy.
aww :) thats lucky he was in good condition when you got him :)
You are literally the most helpful UA-camr! I love you and all your pets❤️❤️(Diego is my favorite)😂
aw thank you!!
Hey Leopard Gecko I just got an albino leopard gecko and I named him echo
My gecko is named Echo too!
I called my gecko echo too !
ah nice :D good luck with him :)
At the beginning of the video you say you feel like the only one making health videos, I actually prefer videos like these and would watch them over vlogs and "meet my pet" any day!
thank you :) sometimes I feel like im the 'boring' one haha, but I find this stuff interesting too :)
You give out the best information, and your voice is so calming and chill 😄 if you were ever to get another type of Gecko I'd suggest a Gargoyle 🙂🦎
thank you :) yes I really want a gargoyle, leachie and then maybe one day a panther chameleon :)
when i get my gecko "snoopy" im going to be so ready after all these videosss
awesome :D
Im glad you make this kind of videos, thank you. 😊
no problem :D
Never clicked the notification so fast
Ikr
thanks :)
Thank you, one of my crested geckos started to have tail rot, I helped her with her first shed back at home and I think something bad happened when I was helping her tail.
Oh, very educational, definitely helping since I'm still new to reptile keeping, and I try my best to take of my little leopard gecko Solas, also a bit ironic since he just went through a shed like literally minutes ago and one of the possible causes are bad shedding (he went through a good shed though of course)
thanks :) aw glad it was a good shed :)
Thank you so much, this is my first leopard gecko I had done my research but she’s a little baby and she is doing fine until I noticed she had what looked like a wound on her tail with some stuck shed I never noticed it before because of how small it was thank you I will update you as soon as I tell my mom when she wakes up
I was wondering if you could do a video on prolapsed hemipenes and sperm plugs:) I recently came across this in a forum and I was surprised there weren’t more videos out there explaining what this is, causes, and treatments. I love that you do videos covering all the common ailments that can befall a leo and I think it’s really helpful for new owners are people considering getting a leo so that if it happens to their gecko they know exactly what to do!
hmm interesting subject. I haven't actually experienced it with my leo, and not sure how common it is. I wonder if a video about sperm plugs would be demonetised? :') haha I'll definitely consider it.
Leopard Gecko, you inspired me to get my first leopard gecko! His name is Nugget because he eats a lot!! So he’s going to be a fat gecko and that’s why we named him that. Keep up the good work!👍 love your channel❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank G-d you didn't name him after a similar sounding racial slur.
aww thats awesome :) i call my guinea pigs and cat, nuggets :')
I rehomed an old leopard gecko because the owner was moving. I have never seen this gecko in my life so it was sorta a suprise. I brought him home with the tank and such. When i got him out of his enclosure to take a look i was very suprised. His tail looked to have fallen off earlier in his life and regrew it because it was all lumpy and not normal looking. Also his toes had multiple layers of stuck shed on them. I gave him a good soak and they easily peeled off. His toes were purple and some were even bleeding. Its been several months and he is in great health. Im so happy i could give him another chance.
aww poor gecko, he's lucky to have you in his life :)
"Keeping it in pain just in a fancier tank" is hittin the nail right on the head. I love your channel youre great ❤
thanks :)
@@leopardgeckotalk its no problem!! Also dorry for the spelling error lol i tried to say your channel, youre great, but i guess some of the words got deleted.
lol when you talk about mbd and that kind of scary stuff your gecko is just chilling there on your hand
haha minnie isn't phased :')
My gecko had tail rot, I got him from my brother who was treating him unfairly and it fell off a year ago and it looks like he is totally fine. He has a little flat end but he is healthy and happy. thank you for showing me the needs and care for my gecko!
how is he now
Im so sad my gecko just lost his tail today
Hope you guys had an amazing new year I love you your pets and your boyfriend so much your so caring and I can't wait to just click on the next video
aw thank you!!
Great video, I personally enjoy watching your disease/parasite videos on geckos ;)
haha thanks :)
I have a bearded dragon that came to me with tail rot and the tip of it's tail has fell off what shall I do ?
I just got my gecko, and he has missing toes :( I am actually glad he is with me now... He is only about 6 months old, and already had missing toes. Thank you for you videos, they are vey helpful ♥
aw, yeah hopefully no more toes will go now :'). Thanks!
When I got my Leo Luna she already has the tips of 2 of her toes missing most likely from bad shedding in those areas. The pet shop most likely failed to remove her stuck shed. It’s a little sad that her toe tips are missing and she cans grow her nails in those spots but she is still a happy and healthy gecko.
yeah its a shame when that happens :/ but glad it hasn't hindered her life :)
I just found my geckos tail rot today, it wasnt there yesterday, its never had stuck shed, my room was a little cold but the hide my gecko was in most the day was warm and hes been very active like usual so i dont suspect hypothermia. I have no idea how it happened. Im hoping he doesnt have to lose his tail. Its only on the very tip.
My beardie (I think) has tail rot. When I got her she was just through shedding and I noticed the tip of her tail coming off. Since then, I've been putting neosporin on it and soaking it in iodine water mixture.
Thx so much I just got a baby beardie and it’s tail is black , but it is flexible and not hard , so I’m pretty happy now
Hi, so I have a baby leopard gecko and i just noticed today that the tip of his tail is red. I don't know how this happened b/c whenever he sheds, he gets all of it off. What do I do???? :(
I just found out my leopard gecko has it. I’m pretty scared because I can only go to the vet on Monday. It wasn’t there yet yesterday though
Hey question how long does it take for tail to rot and also what happens if left untreated
At the end of My leapord geckos tail it has went black there was a meal worm chewing away at it I took it off I keep asking my mum to take her to the vets but she says she doesn’t have the money what should I do
I actually was very curious since at the end of my new beardies tail it looked weird and it was hard and stuff but didn’t think it was anything horrible. But now I know that it’s ok and he’s not gonna die. (It’s only on the tip of the tail and not spreading) so thanks so much for helping!
ah right, it may eventually drop off after a shed, but good to hear its not spreading :)
Always great information and cute well behaved geckos in ur videos😃😍👌🏽
I LOVE Leo's I'm not aloud to have one but I'm always reaserching them because there so cool and cute
aw thats awesome, it means one day when you can get one you'll be well prepared :)
HELP ANYONE!! Leopard gecko! the tip of my Leo’s tail is bleeding. I helped it shed by using a wet and warm Q tip. After I was done it started bleeding a little. What do I do? Is his tail going to rot?
I took notes in my notebook since I’m planning on getting a leopard gecko! ^-^ I’ve had one before
I have a leopard gecko but I recently haven't been taking good care because I couldn't afford food or a lamp at the time yesterday I didn't notice his tail was kinda red and crispy? I had just noticed today, you mentioned hypothermia? It's been kinda cold lately but he's been in a room, I don't think he shedded could it be a burn?
Necessary information very well done!
thanks :D
My leopard gecko has tail rot, and my parents don’t want to take him to the vet, I’m very worried about him. What should I do?
Recently my Leo’s tail got stuck in her humid hide, the end, it had a little white / red mark on her tail and I’d say a slight kink to it, she has been looking fine for a week or so and seems to almost be heeled, love the videos 🙂💗
ah right, hopefully its all good :) thank you!
Leopard Gecko omg you noticed me thank you so much for answering to my comment I really love your videos, your channel is the reason I got into leopard geckos and got mine and I’m so glad I did it’s been about over a year now since I’ve got mine, so thank you xxx ❤️
My leopard gecko chomped her tail due to shed while I was at work and now I'm most certain she's got tail rot, thank you for doing this video but I think it's too late for my girl 😥
you can always take her to the vets, might need some antibiotics or something.
@@leopardgeckotalk yeah I'm going to call around Monday, but right now is bad financially due to loss of a family member. I probably shouldn't have taken her on but I couldn't leave her with the people she was with or she would have starved or froze to death. I was hoping she would drop her tail and regrow a new one. But thanks for your advice, you are always so helpful. I come to your videos about all my gecko questions and concerns.
I have a baby bearded dragon and his tail is dark on the end. Also his scales are dark so I can't tell if it is spreading. Its just a little bit black on the end and has been black for over 2 months. Should I be worried?
I got my very first leo from a shop and it had a small band of skin around its leg. I later realized it was an issue once the leg started to swell a bit. I then removed the skin and all was well again! It's important to note that this only worked because the leg wasn't rotted. Just simply swollen.
It's good you noticed it. Someone else may have turned a blind eye to it and it may have built up. Good work on spotting that :)
I don’t know what to do I didn’t know that my little lizards tail was rotting I came out to the lizard one day and I saw its tail half of the tail was gone so what do I do
I’ve had lots of thermostats and thy don’t work, what thermostats do you have
My gecko has a dry deep ish scab on her tail that looks pretty healed but im not sure how she got it or what to do with it, any help?
Would high humidity also be a cause of tail rot or necrosis? Great video, love how informative you are. 💕
I think that would cause other things like respiratory issues. Though you do wonder if the skin is kept in damp conditions it would go bad after a while? not 100% sure though lol and thanks :)
Thanks! I know high humidity can cause respiratory infections and I believe skin fungus infections if not dealt with. Thanks again for the video and I am hoping to buy some of you merch soon, they look really cool! 💕
I lost my Leo for half a month because my cat got into their enclosure and I found him with no tail and a lot of like rot on his lil feet just one but since then I’ve moved him into another enclosure and he is healthy
I’ve just got my first leopard gecko and I got it in the winter and it has eaten but it stops eating for a short amount of time but how long would a girl leopard gecko stop eating for
kade hull it’s probably just brumation. She will likely start eating once it gets warmer but may stop again for ovulation. Just make sure she doesn’t lose weight and the temps are good
im in new zealand and i found this gecko with what i think is tail rot cause the tip of its tail look flat brown but not dry and hard but it didn't look like shedding can someone help me please? also can you just force the lizard to just drop the tail?
My bearded dragon has the built up shed, I didnt neglect his tail, it was just to late 😔 and I didn’t know how to treat it, so we brought him to The vet, and they gave him medicine, but it hasn’t gotten better, so we are going to get it amputated sometime this week 😞💔
0:07 Yeah, but that's why your channel is actually informative :)
I wanna ask u btw im your new subscriber and i wanna ask you should we use heat mat and heating lamp for geckos in the morning?
My vet told me that if the tail is like this I should make it drop To stop the infection from getting in her blood is that true? And if it is, how do I go about doing this?
I’m panicking man, I rescued a bearded dragon baby and I THINK he had tail rot and it’s just a little bit but I’ve recently found out that there is no reptile vet near. What do I do
Thanks for the video! I looked at my beardie and he looks like it’s a minor case of it. I’m going to take him to the vet before it spreads. Life saver
no problem, hope its nothing serious :)
How much did it cost
Like I said on your other video you help me so much with my leopard gecko sometimes I feel like such a bad owner but thanks to you I know I’m doing everything correct so I love you and thank you💗💗💗💗💗
aw thank you :) there's always new things to learn about, im still finding new things :)
Leopard Gecko I have a question. My gecko keeps lashing out at me and I did just get him and I did watch your biting video but it’s scary and I’m scared to pick him up. I have had him for a week and a half ish and idk what to do. Could you help me?
So, sorry if this is a long-winded answer, but im thinking of getting a gecko or bearded dragon
So, if i keep his diet good n varied, keep him alone (as in without other lizards, obviously lots of cuddles from me :D) and keep him bathed & all his shedded skin off, i should be fine with tail rot? Im just scared cos ive never owned one before, and i really hate illness & stuff.
Do u have a way to contact u?? My gecko has tail rot and I need further information
Not everything is rainbows and unicorns. Ty for this video. You are adorable with your Intro.
thank you :)
Can tail rot start at the top of the tail and go down?
Thanks this has helped as we did have a bearded dragon and now we realise she had tail rotor because before we got her she was first kept with her siblings and one of her brothers bit part of it off
aw no, well hopefully it gets resolved :)
So I got a bearded dragon last week and his tail is dark and works into the middle of his tail and I don't know what to do I'm really scared can you please check my most recent video🥺
I need to ask you a question because my leopard gecko drogon he’s only 1month old and I’ve been using kitchen towels because I know not to use sand but I read up you can use tiles and stuff like that then I went to a tile store and I bought a tile of real marble and I was wondering if that is ok because I always try and do research before I get it but I tried and i didn’t find anything saying you can or you can’t
Xiwolf Gaming unless it’s textured it’ll be too slippery to walk on easily, and it may or may not heat up properly. Once your gecko is six months old I recommend dry eco earth or a bioactive substrate
Yeah I got a gecko from someone who couldn’t take care of them , my scaly baby and it was too late to help some of her toes, but now she is completely happy and healthy even with out some toes only thing she doesn’t like doing is climbing
aww well im glad shes in better hands now :)
Your very Good with Geckos and I watch all your videos you inspired me to Buy a Gecko
thank you :D
Hey Rebecca. I was just wondering where you got your 60x45x60 enclosure? I have only seen them for around £150 and was hoping that where you got yours sells them for a little bit cheaper? :)
I actually got the tank with lyra, someone was selling her - managed to get her and her tank for £90, pretty lucky. You could always look on freeads, gumtree, facebook market place :)
So I go to work around 4pm and Don’t come home tell 10-11 how many crickets should I feed my gecko before I go to work or should I wait tell I get home?
Nikolai mitchell wait until you get home. Feed as many as they’ll eat in fifteen minutes, about 8
Hi! I have a question about my gecko and my set up and don’t know how to get in touch with you. If anyone knows let me know please :)
follow me on instagram or twitter probably best :)
Today my leopard gecko lost his tail, only because vet that this problem was nothing bad and I follow his advice 💔
I my breaded dragon has this so thank you so much for helping me out
ah, i hope it doesn't but if it does i hope he/she has a smooth recovery :)
would have loved to see this vid about 2 months ago when i got my crested gecko levi. she actually had tail rot which i didnt know of but i did know of the black dry feeling part of her tail. but i was able to remove it before it got serious so shes great now.
aww, glad you were able to sort it :)
Leopard Gecko also thanks for informing all of the people who do love their reptiles about the proper care 🤗
My geckos tail is red 5 segment up and I don’t know what I should do. It’s only happened today
Oh thanks had some proplems with findingout
Very handy !!! As always on top form!!!!
thank you :)
Sooo my crested gecko has tail rot due tu injury but the problem is that in my country theare arent any reptile vets so what can i do
oh no :/ :( wont any pets give you antibiotics in hopes that will treat it?
I think em Leo had it, if you pulled he tail off, I’m not going to do this, would it go aeay
Thank you my geckos tail is flaky and red and i will take him to the vet thank you and i hoping they can treat him
Do you need to weigh your leopard gecko? If so what should i buy to weigh it and how often do i have to weigh it?
I just do it as its handy to know what their usual weight is. I use digital kitchen scales. Babies I'd weigh weekly, juvis maybe every 1 or 2 weeks, and adults monthly. You dont have to :)
My geckos tail is infected I'm scared plz tell me a solution
U r so smart!!! I love reptiles and recently got a leopard gecko!!his name is Diego hope that is okay with u😄
thanks :) yeah thats totally fine haha, Diego is a great name :D
Unfortunately near me most vets don’t accept exotic pets. If they do they charge way to much :/ Like $250 just for entering the vet is a rip off😔 they refuse to tell us how much the actual price of cutting the tail
I dont know what im doing wrong, ive had 3 geckos that ended up with some necrosis, I gave them supplements calcium, and multivitamins and always helped them shed with lots of humidity, and I lost them to the necrosis still, I haven't injured them at all either. I mainly fed them crickets and mealworms and I thought they would be fine but they didnt end up that way. Whenever I tried to contact a vet my parents would fail to treat it as an emergency or there were never any available reptile vets, should I just stop owning reptiles?
I had heat mats for them too around 90°F
My gecko is only a few weeks old and isn’t used to me yet. He hasn’t been eating and he’s been very moody and has not been very active, and I can tell he’s about to shed. He isn’t ok with crawling on me very well yet, so if skin gets stuck how would I remove it?
unfortunately you have to just try to handle him and remove it. When i first got minnie (gecko in vid) she kept having bad sheds on her tail... so you can imagine a untame gecko, me not wanting to touch her tail, thinking its going to drop off, but having to carefully pealing it lol.
Leopard Gecko thank you! he just recently shedded and thankfully it was a good shed with barely any excess skin, so he’s ok
My leopard gecko is 16 and new noisy neighbors moved in and I noticed she has had her eyes open at all times of the day seemingly sleeping with her eyes open has she just not been sleeping? Or does she sleep with her eyes open? Does she have her eyes open because of stess from the noise or environment?
Michael Rasgon :Leopard Gecko have eyelids so they sleep with them closed
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Hey leopard gecko I have a question what vitamins should I use?
Slimey Unicorn123 any brand will do. If you get Repashy Calcium Plus you won’t need anything else, it’s an all in one. Use it every feeding but not in the tank or with UVB
Hey, question off topic to the video kind of, but still has to do with geckos... I’m thinking about getting a clean up crew for my gecko. Can I use darkling Beatles for my clean up crew? I have one that is about to hatch.
Desi Sill yes, you can use darkling beetles as part of it
Thank you this helped very much
My crestie had something like tail rot when i first got her. The little tip eventually fell of and IT hasn’t advanced any, thank god.
aww, i guess she lost the little sticky bit on the end then? Good to hear it didn't spread anymore.
Leopard Gecko yes, that seems like it’s all gone , but she still uses her tail a lot! :) I love your work by the way, keep it up!
I was just bathing my sisters gecko this morning! He had a horrible shed because the heat was too high. Im always looking at toes and tails for stuck shed 👌
Beat her
Does he have a humid hide?
oh no, the toes are the worse for stuck shed.
hello! i have a question about baby leopard geckos. do they need a heat mat or are they fine without one? it’s my first time with a gecko and i don’t wanna do anything wrong :)
they need a heat mat, and a thermostat so you can set the heat mat at 30-32oC :)
Leopard Gecko thanks so much!!
Make sure the warm side temp is 32-34
My beardie had soooo many layers of stuck shed. I just bathed him daily and after a few months of special care and bathing, he was fine. The tail tip is dead but the vet said it’s better to just leave it there.
Edit: I rescued him like that! I didn’t neglect him :P
oh goodness me, well i am glad you got it all off :')
I have a bearded dragon is it the same?
Ty sm for this video!