hello, i must sadly note the passing of my female tokay today. when i came home she was only able to move her head and front left leg. the rest of her body seemed limp. hours later she was dead. upon close inspection of the suspect tail, i found a very small but probably infected wound on the tip which had healed over and so was not really visible unless holding the gecko very close. the wound itself was black in colour and was slightly puffed out. in 2 other places on the tail (higher up from the tip wound), from underneath/between scales, a clear but viscous liquid was oozing (to lyle and others that initially responded, these were in the vicinity of the fattened area of the tail) it is very sad that until this week i didn't notice any of these things. the only difference was the limpness of the tail and a slight swelling...which i did notice but didn't think it was a life-threatening occurance. for future reference i will know and treat the problem long before this outcome again. i should still like to know the exact cause of her death though. anyone with some ideas feel free to write back. i will most likely take her to a vet now to see if there was a cause that may have been infectious to the others in the enclosure, just to be on the safe side. would it be ok to freeze the gecko if i cannot get to the vet this week? it obviously won't last that long without some sort of preservation before it starts to smell. i have wrapped her loosely in plastic twice and then put that in a tupperware container. if i should do this differently, let me know. thanks again, nathan
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