Gray Barnacle grown on my beardie

jaxbeardie · Apr 15, 2017

Hey, so my bearded dragon suddenly grew something that looks like a tiny gray rock/barnacle on his left leg and I don't really know what it is. I searched almost everywhere and can't find out what it is. There are no close exotic vets nearby. I saw the bump grow on to him and it's pretty small. He is a baby bearded dragon 1 month old and 5 inches including his tail. He only eats crickets currently because he doesn't eat any of his salad which consists of chopped kale and shredded carrots. He eats about 5-8 crickets a day sometimes more. He has a reptisun 100w basking lighting and a T5HO 10.0 UVB light.

AHBD · Apr 15, 2017

Hi there, are you sure it's not dried poo or a piece of food ? Can you post a few pics of it, close up and in focus ? Here's how to post pics :

https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/ Then use the XIMG to upload pics

jaxbeardie · Apr 15, 2017

No, I'm 100% sure it is not a piece of poo or anything that he picked up because as I was feeding him crickets he ate one and then I saw the gray speck appear out of nowhere. I currently can't take pictures because he is sleeping but I will tomorrow asap

jaxbeardie · Apr 15, 2017

We also tried to gently rub it off with a Q-tip and it didn't come off. It looks like a growth of some sort

Drache613 · Apr 15, 2017

Hello,

It just appeared though, that quickly?
Could it just be a retained scale that did not shed off?
Try bathing him, letting him soak but do not leave him unattended, to see if it may soften up & come off possibly.
Pictures when you can would be helpful, too.

Tracie

kingofnobbys · Apr 15, 2017

femeral pores are normal but can look very narly and nasty .

jaxbeardie · Apr 16, 2017

No, the barnacle looking thing is on his left leg.

jaxbeardie · Apr 16, 2017

Hi I mm new to this site so how do I post pics on this topic i can only post pics on my account

Gormagon · Apr 16, 2017

jaxbeardie":3lyfdgcm said:
Hi I mm new to this site so how do I post pics on this topic i can only post pics on my account

Use the XIMG tab to post pics to a thread after you upload them to your gallery/ account!

jaxbeardie · Apr 16, 2017

Thanks I found it after i posted this

jaxbeardie · Apr 16, 2017

This is another photo of what it looks like

Gormagon · Apr 16, 2017

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: saw that!!

jaxbeardie":1ulr6fah said:
Thanks I found it after i posted this

It will be interesting to find out what that is, I have not seen this before.

kingofnobbys · Apr 16, 2017

Very poor quality photos , very hard to tell .... Looks like some kind of injury , a bite or burn that has a scab on it.

Is he sharing the tank with another ?

These little guys are very leapy and have been known to leap onto basking globes which are too close to their basking spot or to other tall tank fixtures.

I'd get a reptile vet take a good look at it.

AHBD · Apr 16, 2017

Aw, he's a very cute leatherback !

The bump is strange, it looks mostly like an insect bite. Check the cage carefully for any loose bugs, esp. crickets which tend to hide during the day but come out at night. Put some Neosporin on it, it should heal up before too long. If it gets worse you might just opt for a vet with a good reputation to see him even if it's not a reptile vet.

jaxbeardie · Apr 16, 2017

Ok thanks. Yes, he eats crickets but he usually eats all the crickets so I'll put neosporin on it

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