can my house gecko get a infection from a lost tail?

Question

it looks kinda dirty

Answer 1

i dunno?

Answer 2

Unless you see the area starting to get infected (red, swollen, pus), leave it alone. Geckos tails are in segments and when all or part of the tail comes off, it separates at one of those segments. Blood flow to the area is stopped immediately so there is less chance of infection. The more you touch the area, the more you introduce germs and risk causing an infection yourself.

To give your gecko's immune system a boost, increase the heat in tank by a few degrees. If you only have an overhead light, try the next higher wattage bulb or an undertank heater. You should only need to do this for a few days.

It will take time, but your gecko will regrow his tail.

Answer 3

Rinse it off and only use papertowels for the bottom of the tank until it is healed. You can apply a little neosporin daily until it's healed. Yes, it can get infected.

Answer 4

my brother keeps lizards and cat often takes a tail off wild ones, see them months later healed over, wash in betadine from the chemist, bro uses it, one of his lizards lost a leg fighting and its healed nicely

Answer 5

Try some neosporine if u got some, wash it first.