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 Help..baby geccos lost tails

Please help me. I’m watching my sons leopard geccos, they are 3 weeks old . I went into check on them and 2 of them lost their tails. Yes, my cat was in the room!!! My son returns on July 20th. He will be devastated. He hatched these and has been so excited. What do I do. Will they be ok, will they grow back?? Any advice?? Thanks
07/07/08  04:06pm

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 Help..baby geccos lost tails

They will be fine. And yes, they will grow back. Most of the time the grown back tails don’t look the same as the original, but that doesn’t mean that the regrown tail is ugly or anything.
What substrate do you have them on?
And in the future, keep the cats out of the room they are in if at all posspible.
Hope this helps!

-Brad
07/07/08  05:18pm

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   Message To: MilkY_king   In reference to Message Id: 1785973


 Help..baby geccos lost tails

also what could have happened is that the clutchmates are being nippy to one another. so also watch for any fighting among the babies. and if they are fighting than seperate them.



07/07/08  06:43pm

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   Message To: MilkY_king   In reference to Message Id: 1785973


 Help..baby geccos lost tails

They are on a white linen like towel. No sand. Thanks so much for your input. I am devastated, but happy to hear they will grow back. Thanks again.
07/07/08  07:16pm

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   Message To: Momtolizardboy   In reference to Message Id: 1786107


 Help..baby geccos lost tails

yup theyll grow back just make sure to keep the cage clean and if you want you can put some antibiotic ointment on the end to halp make sure infection stays out.



07/07/08  09:54pm


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