I have a 2 house geckos, but one has a leg he wont use ? is there anything i can do for him ?

Question

I recently bought 3 house geckos, and were all very healthy. However 2 weeks ago i found 1 had passed away and the other wasnt using its leg and gone pale and white. 2 were fighting, the 1 that has now died and the other with the leg he wont use, i think its because of the mating season and leg gecko and the other not mentioned are a couple, and they saw the dead 1 as a threat, and presumed a big fight accured for one 2 die. But 2 weeks down the line and merry ( the gecko with the injured leg) still wont use his leg to hold on 2 glass etc, so im guessing it hurts, i was wonderin if anyone has any ideas how 2 make him more comfortable or help to heal it, they have cricket powder on there crickets as instructed on the tub, but just cricket powder isnt working. Please take this question seriously, i have waited along time to persuade my parents 2 let me have lizards, now one has died im worried the other two will follow, its playin on my mind alot. Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

It sounds like it probably was a fight and the one with an injured leg most likely had gotten it broken. I suggest you take it to the vet but it would be ALOT of money.(there would be a walking into the door bill, prob. x rays, then surgury...the list gos on wiht what vets can charge for a broken leg in a lizard...and thats if you could find an exotics vet to take him) If hes left alone the bone would heal wrong and hed have a usless leg the rest of the time. But i could also just be sprained so theres a chance of it being ok later on. The real consern is the fact that the 2 left are most likly male and female and you could be stuck trying to incubate the eggs and they can easily die. Ive heard that you can look at the bottom of the female (up to a light) and there should be 2 while eggs visible under her skin near her back legs.