Nimrod's Scars

[ramanth]

Andy noticed Nimrod had some shed stuck to his head the other day. When I took him out, I saw he had a scratch on his chin that was bleeding a little, so I isolated him.

After giving Nim some time to settle in, I set to work getting the old shed off and found some fresh scars on him. :eek:

I just can't understand what happened. They've lived together for 3 years since they were 8 weeks old with no incidents, have never been bred, and we did a deep clean of their tank three weeks ago and Nim had no evidence of scars then. They both hunted crickets and ate their CGD. I never heard any squabbles.

I guess Raptor just had a bad day or something and took it out on poor Nim. :(

As much as it frustrates me, I have to do what's best for Nim. We'll be setting up his own bachelor pad this weekend.

Nimrod before:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/ramanth/Gecko%20Babies/IMG_0902.jpg

Today:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/ramanth/Gecko%20Babies/IMG_6172.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/ramanth/Gecko%20Babies/IMG_6180.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/ramanth/Gecko%20Babies/IMG_6177.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/ramanth/Gecko%20Babies/IMG_6174.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/ramanth/Gecko%20Babies/IMG_6173.jpg

I :love: you Nim. I'm sorry this happened to you. :(

[Cinder & Smoke]

:eek;

OUWCHIE!!

Too many beers on Friday night?
Darn bar fights are nasty!

Hope Nim heals up OK ... do they "normally" fight?

[ramanth]

Males will compete over females, but my two were never bred, so they didn't fight over a girl.

Probably over food or a prime sleeping spot or something stupid like that. :rolleyes:

[finn's mom]

Poor little guy, he's quite handsome. In the before AND after photos.

[Casper]

Ouch.
Despite the scars, he is still a gorgeous little guy. He still looks very happy, too! Then again, many Cresteds seem to have that permanent "smile" on their faces. :)

[ramanth]

Thanks. :)

He's healing up nicely. I'll try to get some updated photos of him. :)

[Karen]

Poor Nim! I am glad you guys noticed, and I am sure his own "bachelor pad" will be the best it could possibly be!