I asked around on the forums on FB. One of the admins says it's a burst cyst.Yes, best to have the vet check it out. Be sure to update what it is and how things go for your beardie. I forgot your baby's name.
No, it doesn't bother him.Hello,
It does look kind of like a cyst or something to that extent.
Let us know what the vet says. Does it seem to be bothering him any?
I don't think any plant would do this though, it could be a scale that retained & became infected
somehow, I am not sure.
Tracie
He had some weakness in his front limbs and couldn't climb up. I have been working to make everything easy to climb and access. He was on modified basking spots with a neck pillow and blankets at one point. Everything was fabric. Then I started to slowly remove the neck pillow, adding some harder stuff to climb on and strengthen his muscles. He also had nail problems too so that helped with his mobility tremendously. I was about to buy some bricks or look into things for him. I think I can buy a resin climbing basking spot for him.As you mention he is "just using his front limbs" and "just started to learn" how to use stairs: Does your dragon have any other medical conditions that limit his ability to move? i might have missed that.
Regarding cardboard box and paper towel: If you want to keep that, could you switch them out very often? I would, however, use something else more sturdy, and getting this twice if possible so always one can be in the enclosure and the other one gets cleaned. Bricks or stones might work. Replacing the cardboard box by a plastic box (which can be cleaned) and adding e.g. rough shower/bathroom tile for traction might also work, and I think that tiles on a plastic box have better traction than paper towels on a cardboard box which I imagine as kind of slippery (paper towel slipping around on the cardboard).
You're welcome. A year and a half ago, he was off his greens and wouldn't eat anything. I got him in as soon as I could. Vet advised me slurries in the beginning. Then wean him to solids. He started to eat on his own in Mid-February. I had to 'elevate' his greens on a cushion on his basking spot because he needed the extra support for his front legs. (Something to grip.) Now, he eats. Today, I gave him some turnip greens and bok choy. He didn't want it. So tomorrow, when he wakes up from sleep, he'll get some bok choy and turnip greens.Thanks Now I can better understand his situation.