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Violeta
03-27-05, 10:25 PM
I do not know what happened, maybe his brother bit him. Two of his fingers look like there stuck together !! and I have no idea what to do. Should I separate the fingers or just let them like that. He is eating well and doesn't seem to be bothered by ths but my heart hurts every time I see it .
http://forum.acvariu.ro/modules.php?set_albumName=album16&id=MVC_714F&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php

CDN-Cresties
03-27-05, 10:34 PM
Do you have a better pic than that? You cant really tell with the one you linked.

Violeta
03-27-05, 10:44 PM
Right here :
http://forum.acvariu.ro/modules.php?set_albumName=album16&id=MVC_716F&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php

Violeta
03-27-05, 10:46 PM
http://forum.acvariu.ro/modules.php?set_albumName=album16&id=MVC_715F&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php

CDN-Cresties
03-27-05, 11:08 PM
From those pics, it looks like a bad shed. How long has it been like that? Whats the humidity in the enclosure like?

What I would do is put the little guy in a small plastic container with a few holes in it for ventalation. Mist it a bit and leave him in there for 30 minutes or so. Then use a q-tip to gently rub off the skin. I would assume that the gecko might be in a little pain while doing this. If you find the skin still to hard to come off, put him back in the container for a bit longer and repeat. Once the shed comes off a bit more, you can try to use tweezers to slowly pull of the shed. Make sure its shed skin before trying to pull it off. Good Luck and keep us updated. I'll be online for a while tonight, so let me know how it goes.

labomb
03-28-05, 08:52 AM
ouch! put damp paper towels in the bottom of the container if you haven't already tried that but be careful trying to pull any skin off.

Violeta
03-28-05, 06:46 PM
Ok, I put him in a smaller container , soaked the paper towel really well and the fingers have split !! but I think it hurts him a little because I tried to pull the skin and he didn’t want to let me. I will keep him in there for some time and try to get it off.

Thank you all for helping.

CDN-Cresties
03-28-05, 07:43 PM
Glad its getting slightly better. Good luck and keep us updated!!!

Violeta
03-29-05, 09:47 PM
Now that his little fingers are separated, they are hurt and I am afraid of any complications (infection etc.) what can I do to help him get healthy fast and w/o any infection or necrosis.

CDN-Cresties
03-29-05, 10:04 PM
Was there any shed on his fingers once you seperated them? For now I would keep him seperate from any other geckos in a basic enclosure. i.e. paper towel, some plastic branches, a hide spot.

Would it be possible to see some updated pics?

Violeta
03-29-05, 10:09 PM
now it is too late but tomorow I will make some pictures.
I can not tell if there is any skin left on the fingers. He didn't let me touch im too much. Every time I wanted to see if there is anything left he tries to run away.

CDN-Cresties
03-29-05, 10:18 PM
Try your best just to let him crawl on your hands and get a peak whenver you can, be patient. Did you pull off any shed when the fingers were seperated?

Violeta
03-30-05, 08:48 PM
I did pull some off but he dosn't let me get it all off, cant even tell in some places if there is any left. I am afraid to hurt him even more .
Here are some new pics, after the pictures I got some more bits of skin off.
http://forum.acvariu.ro/modules.php?set_albumName=albuv61&id=MVC_721F&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php

peterm15
03-30-05, 09:28 PM
well its definatly looking better

CDN-Cresties
03-30-05, 10:21 PM
It does look better. I'd leave him alone for a bit and continue to monitor the healing process.

Violeta
03-30-05, 10:53 PM
should I keep the humidity on the high side so that the left skin will be moist and not tight on the fingers or that would be a bad thing to do ...

CDN-Cresties
03-30-05, 11:23 PM
Id give him a humid hide. Something like a small plastic container with an entrance. Put some paper towl in it and lightly mist it. You dont want the enclosure to be too humid/wet because that would lead to bacteria growth.

labomb
03-31-05, 04:27 AM
poor baby, let us know how it turns out.

Violeta
03-31-05, 10:33 PM
OMG I can not belive it , just looked at him and it looks almost normal !! I am going to post a picture tomorow.:)

CDN-Cresties
03-31-05, 10:33 PM
Awesome news. I cant wait to see some pics!!! :)

Violeta
04-01-05, 07:11 PM
here he is:

http://forum.acvariu.ro/modules.php?set_albumName=albuv61&id=MVC_724F&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php

CDN-Cresties
04-02-05, 01:59 AM
That looks a lot better. Well done :thumbsup:

labomb
04-02-05, 02:12 PM
woooo hoooo!