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My little buddy ran away from me yesterday and ran next to a little statue of the Statue of Liberty and it fell and hit his tail. He dropped the tail and that was a clean snap. There's this bit left over that has the same little fleshy pieces as were on the end of the tail. This doesn't go around and it looks like just a part is open.

My question is, do I need to worry about necrosis? He doesn't have a sandy substrate. Currently it's sterile paper towel but I'm just being overly cautious. No discharge or bleeding. The drop happened last night (January 1st, 2019).

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I can see right away this is most likely infected. If this is the case, you should consider getting your leopard gecko checked out by a local vet, whether a herp vet or just your veterinarian.

It looks like a blood clot but if it wasn’t bleeding at all then it’s unlikely. I would keep him on sterile paper towels and keep an eye on it so things don’t get out of hand.

Make sure you give him/her a wash with distilled water. I don’t think you have to worry about necrosis if you keep a close eye on it and give him/her a bath every other day. Good luck to you and your gecko.

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