scales have come off my bearded dragons front leg

[stormtiger90]

I thought she might have hurt her leg jumping off the platform in her tank because she has been limping. But when I checked on her after I got home from work I noticed a patch of missing scales on her front right leg (the one she is limping on). The area is all white and smooth. She still likes to come out of her tank and she still eats. She's about 3 years old.

 

[PatsyB]

Do you have a picture?

 

[stormtiger90]

Hope this photo is OK.

 

[PatsyB]

How close can he get to his light? It almost looks like a burn.

 

[stormtiger90]

The light is probably around 10" away from her basking spot (it's an arcadia mecury vapour bulb). And the temp on her basking spot only gets around 95-100
She doesn't like it any hotter than that. She can't touch the bulb

 

[drzebra]

Could she have hurt herself on something outside the tank?

 

[PatsyB]

How long has it been since she jumped off her ledge and been limping? I've never seen anything like this so I'm not really sure what it is. There is a line of scales above the "wound" that looks like shed. The scales aren't missing, they are whited over like they do right before a real good shed. It's weird.

 

[stormtiger90]

I think it's been nearly a week since she started limping. Before the scales on her leg came off, they had turned a brown colour. (not her normal colouring)

 

[Elemental Dragon Lord]

She got caught on something and ripped that area trying to get free (from what I see). Try to find what she got caught on and remove it asap

 

[stormtiger90]

I can't find anything in her tank that she could've caught it on