Ranaisabanana":3kkw7hza said:
Thank you everyone for the quick response. It is a specific black spot that was never there before even when the stress marks show and showed up after he shead here’s a closer picture
Yeah, see, that's what I was talking about, I wasn't sure if you were worried about the regular markings on her belly, or if it was another spot, and it is. That specific mark does look a bit suspect. It's definitely not a normal marking, or a marking at all. It may just be an area of damaged scales that is the result of a shed, but honestly it also may be a fungal infection. I typically don't get worked-up about different "spots" on their skin/scales unless it's very obviously some type of infection, but I think that spot may very well be a fungal infection.
Has it gotten any larger since you first noticed it? If so, then that's definitely a sign that it's a fungal infection. If this were my dragon I would be taking her to a Reptile Vet ASAP and requesting that they take a "Skin Scraping" test, which will have to be sent-off to a lab for testing, and usually it only takes a couple of days to get the results. Do not just let an "exotics" vet or a general vet take a swab or a culture of the area and just look at it under their microscope on the spot, as this almost always ends up in a mistaken diagnosis and the wrong treatment, and with fungal infections a wrong medication usually makes it get worse. Insist upon them taking a "Skin Scraping" and sending it off for testing, and do not let them give her any prescription medications at all until the Skin Scraping test results come back. Any experienced Reptile Vet will suggest a Skin Scraping test immediately.
In the meantime, try to avoid giving her any baths, as if it is a fungal infection the water typically causes it to spread. You can try putting either Hibiclens or diluted Betadine to cleanse the area twice a day (I highly suggest the Hibiclens, as it is very effective in treating all microbes, and by cleansing the entire area with Hibiclens, not diluted Hibiclens, just straight from the bottle, and then let the Hibiclens dry on the area, it actually forms a protective barrier for 24 hours that will kill any new microbes in the area. It's great stuff, they now use it in the scrub-packs that surgeons use to scrub-into surgery with, instead of the Betadine, because the Hibiclens just kills everything.
Other than that, just get the skin-scraping test done ASAP and then go from there. I don't think it's anything serious, like Yellow Fungus or anything like that, so don't worry about that, but there are tons of different types of fungal infections that reptiles can get, and the key to easily and cheaply getting rid of them is getting them properly diagnosed and treated early on.
Also, keep checking her all over for any new spots of it popping up, specifically any that might appear around her vent area.