Ultimate stupidity last night. I was lifting a hide out of Esme and Gytha's enclosure when I slipped and dropped it right next to Esme. Gytha was fine (she is so rediculously chilled out!) but Esme freaked a little and dropped her tail .
I've isolated her in her own private tank - put kitchen roll as bedding, have a larger dish of calcium and am feeding her extra. She seemed fine within a couple of minutes and was happily pottering about her new tank last night. Is there anything else I can do while her tail regrows? I know it won't be the same as the old tail, but I'd like to give her the best care I can despite my carelessness last night! I was going to move Gytha into a smaller tank while she is alone as the one she is in is a bit huge by herself.. she seems a bit lonely though ... do you think it would help to have them next to eachother so they can still see eachother?
Yeah, yeah, I know reptiles aren't 'people' and as such don't have 'people-feelings' but Gytha is unused to isolation and doesn't seem to appreciate it
1.0.0 miami x crimson corn snake (sirius) 0.2.0 leopard geckos (esma and gytha) 2.0.0 emperor scorpions (bebe and jim) 2.0.0 moggies (othello and tachikoma)
i dont really know as i havent had any dealings with dropped tails...
however i woluld keep her seperate and on kitchen roll (as you are doing) until it has healed a bit and is not a open wound to help keep it clean and not infected. their tail will grow back and look different but it is not a problem for the leo...
She's doing really well actually and I had a bit if a learning curve! It turns out she had been nibbling the wood chips I had her on, but seems to have passed them all safely and is now completely ravenous whenever we feed her! So I'm kinda glad it happened in a way otherwise she could have had some nasty impaction issues. The other one seems fine and wasn't eating the chips but is a wee bit lonely on her own. I can't wait to put them back in together. Her tail is healing up nicely and almost fully closed, no signs of infection etc so hopefully santa will bring me a nicely sized vivarium to put them in!
1.0.0 miami x crimson corn snake (sirius) 0.2.0 leopard geckos (esma and gytha) 2.0.0 emperor scorpions (bebe and jim) 2.0.0 moggies (othello and tachikoma)
Just kitchen paper - I've been lucky and found a few bits of slate around recently so when all is healed and good I'll get some more and put them on that. I can't believe how fast the wee things grow! I really need to get some digital kitchen scales to weigh them.
1.0.0 miami x crimson corn snake (sirius) 0.2.0 leopard geckos (esma and gytha) 2.0.0 emperor scorpions (bebe and jim) 2.0.0 moggies (othello and tachikoma)
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Posted - 19/11/2008 : 11:09:57
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I was going to move Gytha into a smaller tank while she is alone as the one she is in is a bit huge by herself.. she seems a bit lonely though 
and I had a bit if a learning curve! It turns out she had been nibbling the wood chips I had her on, but seems to have passed them all safely and is now completely ravenous whenever we feed her! So I'm kinda glad it happened in a way otherwise she could have had some nasty impaction issues. The other one seems fine and wasn't eating the chips but is a wee bit lonely on her own. I can't wait to put them back in together. Her tail is healing up nicely and almost fully closed, no signs of infection etc so hopefully santa will bring me a nicely sized vivarium to put them in!