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Leo bit her cagemate. Need help please

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I got 2 female leos today, almost full grown, same size. I put them in the same enclosure, and witnessed them laying together beside the humid hide earlier. Just now I was feeding them mealworms. The one wouldn't eat anything, but the other eas eating like a champ when it bit the non-eating one's tail! It grabbed on and started pulling the other one...I'm surprised it didn't lose its tail. Do you think the one mistook the other's tail for a mealworm?

I separated them right away, but the bite did break the skin...no blood, but the skin on the tail is broken...you can see where she was bit. Is there anything I should do? Is infection a worry? Should I keep them seperated permanently or just for feeding? Thanks for the help in advance.

Megann
 
i pesonally try to keep all my geckos separated but it sounds like a was a feeding responce to eliminate the threat of infection you can rub some triple antibiotic ointment on the wound(neosporen)
hope this helps
Billy
 
Sounds like she mistook it for a mealworm. This does happen a lot, especially with babies. The risk will always be there though with animals who are used to being housed individually. It's really your choice whether you or not you want to continue keeping them together. For the timebeing, keep the injured one on paper towels and dab a little bit of triple antibiotic ointment (like Neosporin) on the wound daily. If there's any scarring, it may fade after several sheds.
 
Thanks for the advice. I put some Bacitracin (sp?) on the wound, and they are seperated for now. I am going to try to reintroduce them in a few days (under close supervision of course).
 
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