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HELP MY GECKO, PLEASE!

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Question
Can you help me? We recently got some new some for our 3 year old Leopard Gecko. Since we have gotten to sand, he feet have turned a red color, and it looks painful. I don't know if they've gotten 'dyed' from the sand, or if it's a disease, or if it's something in the sand. Please Help me.  

Answer
Dear Breawna,
thank you for your question.
If you have red desert type sand, it's probably from that and the whole gecko might turn a slightly red shade.
If you have normal coloured sand, I recommend seeing a vet to rule out anything medical.
If you don't know where to find a herp vet, you may find one near you here:
http://www.anapsid.org/vets/index.html
http://www.vin.com/vetquest/index0.html
http://www.herpvetconnection.com/

I hope I was of some help to you
Jennifer