Gabbie
Bearded Dragon Egg
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I’m not sure if I’m just overthinking this, but this is my first beardie. I was wondering if this looked like the start of tale rot or not. Please let me know ASAP
Thank you!! I will say that today i noticed it spread a little more. Like I said this is my first beardie and I wanna take really good care of it. Hopefully it’s nothing bad thoughlooks more like shed than tail rot! if it doesn’t go away or seems to get worse, make another post and someone can help further. try giving warm baths to help the shed come off. good luck
Thank you, I will definitely get some betadine ASAP. And I believe it might be from insufficient calcium. Because when I first got him I was told he’s mostly supposed to eat insects and I got small mealworms not knowing they were bad for him. But then I went to my local pet store asked some questions got calcium powder and now I know how I’m suppose to feed him. Also I’ve heard it could be because of the humidity and I’ve been trying to figure out how to manage that because some nights the humidity gets to 80%that picture looks a little more serious. you can soak his tail in a betadine/water solution. 3 parts water 1 part betadine. it should be tea color. soak only your dragons tail, no his whole body about an inch above where the discoloring starts. soak for 5 minutes and GENTLY dry your dry your dragons tail after. its already very fragile. you can do this up to three times a day for up to a week. after apply neosporin but not the kind that provides pain relief.
your best bet is to take him to a vet, but if that’s not possible follow what i wrote above asap. it’s also important to figure out why he got tail rot if that’s what it is. whether from trauma to the tail, insufficient calcium, or improper UVB lighting. figuring this out will not only help it heal but also prevent it from happening again. i hope this helped. keep us updated!
Yeah I take out the water dish at night that I heard that getting the air to move around helps so I keep a fan on near by and that usually helps. But here’s the powder my pet store gave me:pet stores can often give out incorrect info. crickets and dubia roaches are good staple insects. the age of your dragon will tell you how often insects should be dusted with calcium. there's also a multivitamin powder that is good too! for multivitamins you want one with beta carotene rather than vitamin a. what calcium powder are you using currently?
if you have a water dish in there, take it out when the humidity rises. you can also purchase a dehumidifier to get it down
Also does it matter what kind of betadine I get?pet stores can often give out incorrect info. crickets and dubia roaches are good staple insects. the age of your dragon will tell you how often insects should be dusted with calcium. there's also a multivitamin powder that is good too! for multivitamins you want one with beta carotene rather than vitamin a. what calcium powder are you using currently?
if you have a water dish in there, take it out when the humidity rises. you can also purchase a dehumidifier to get it down
Thank you for all your help!!i dont personally have experience with that brand but from a quick google search it looks good. i use rep cal herptivite multivitamin with beta carotene and rep cal calcium powder.
i’ve heard good things about this betadine
https://www.amazon.com/Betadine-Sol...2fc27d803c2b47fdbf07152993f2c3&language=en_US
but i don’t think it matters which one as long as it’s reputable
So turns out his tail was just about to shed. And the reason his tail looked so dark was because the lighting in the room.that picture looks a little more serious. you can soak his tail in a betadine/water solution. 3 parts water 1 part betadine. it should be tea color. soak only your dragons tail, no his whole body about an inch above where the discoloring starts. soak for 5 minutes and GENTLY dry your dry your dragons tail after. its already very fragile. you can do this up to three times a day for up to a week. after apply neosporin but not the kind that provides pain relief.
your best bet is to take him to a vet, but if that’s not possible follow what i wrote above asap. it’s also important to figure out why he got tail rot if that’s what it is. whether from trauma to the tail, insufficient calcium, or improper UVB lighting. figuring this out will not only help it heal but also prevent it from happening again. i hope this helped. keep us updated!
glad to hear he’s happy and healthy! you can try giving him a warm bath to help with shedding tooSo turns out his tail was just about to shed. And the reason his tail looked so dark was because the lighting in the room.
I will for sure. And again thank you for all your helpglad to hear he’s happy and healthy! you can try giving him a warm bath to help with shedding too
no problemI will for sure. And again thank you for all your help
That's one angry dragon!Their tails will also get dark if they are stressed. Our male does not like to be held, you go near his enclosure and his neck and tail get very dark. He even hisses at me and flattens out in defense.
My beardie jas the same thing, I thought it was just her tail color?That's one angry dragon!
can u add a picture?My beardie jas the same thing, I thought it was just her tail color?