Looks like scale rot

[Applefreak209]

Hello everyone I have noticed that my bearded dragon has some scales falling off and I thought it was just shed but there seems to be blood now. Any insight and advise would be helpful

 

[taquarius]

hello, im not an expert nor a vet, however since injuries like this can cause rot issues i would try doing a betadine *you can order on amazon* and water mix, and clean it 2-3x a day with a q-tip and mix it to where it looks like a light tea, you also want to make sure he isnt biting his hand, however they only do that when their in pain, but it definitely can make the injury worse.

 

[Sadie]

Hello everyone I have noticed that my bearded dragon has some scales falling off and I thought it was just shed but there seems to be blood now. Any insight and advise would be helpful

Going to get some help on this -- please go over the UVB your using coil or a long tube fixture and the surface basking temps those need to be taken w/ a digital probe thermometer - I would start w/ some raw unpasteurized honey for now till I hear back from the person I reached out too --- no crickets in the tank they will go for the honey -- if its bleeding the honey will stop any infection going on or starting and promote healing --- we need to find the cause tho --- are you using any hammocks in the tank ? to me it looks like its been snagged but I could be wrong -- your UVB is going to play a big role in getting this healed up that is why I asked
I heard back this is what she has asked and said
I agree with the other poster that the toe looks bitten by something, maybe the dragon itself but that's just a guess. Is it around another dragon ? The betadine mix would be good but if this dragon is biting it's foot [ if they see it happen or it suddenly looks obviously bitten ] then it might be best to wrap it in gauze . If it gets bad, seeing a vet would be a good idea.