Hi Neil
"The odd thing is that it affected the whole tail all at once, rather than starting in one spot and spreading."
That is a pretty typical symptom
of blood loss to the tail. Some things that may cause it are a
broken or injured tail, swelling (not externally visible) from an
infection (visible by x-ray) can restrict or stop blood flow. I have never
kept sikorae and I'm not that familiar with their habits, but maybe it was
trauma induced by the cagemate?
Russel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil A. Meister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, 10 April 2002
1:52
Subject: [Gecko] Uroplatus tail
rot/death
>
> I recently lost a long term (at least 3 yrs old) cb U. sikorae to a
> rather severe necrosis that started on the tail. The odd thing is
> that it affected the whole tail all at once, rather than starting in
> one spot and spreading.
>
> The gecko had trouble shedding only on the tail for the last several
> sheds. I removed the old skin each time but noticed that some areas
> had an odd sheen when turned to the light. The animal ate well and
> seemed otherwise healthy. About a month ago I noticed 2 small areas
> where the skin seemed to have been scraped off, but there seemed to
> be no swelling or infection. Over the weekend the tail got much worse
> and appeared to be decomposing while still attached to the gecko. The
> progression was rapid and a strong odor of "dead gecko" was noticed.
> It's mate appears fine so far.
>
> Anyone ever seen anything like this?
>
> Neil
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