Baby beardie with black toe

My baby beardie (maybe two months old- just got him from a pet store approximately 2.5 weeks ago) injured one of his back toes about four days ago. Initially he had a small abrasion with a bit of bleeding that resolved in about an hour.

Over the past two days the toe has become black, stiff, and thin. The baby is still running/jumping and using the toe as he normally would, but occasionally it seems like he will hang the foot off of his basking spot. The blackness hasn’t spread up the foot and there might be very slight area of swelling at the injury site, but I can’t tell if it’s just the normal bump of the joint.

Do I need to take my baby to the vet to have the toe evaluated? Or will the toe just fall off on its own?

I have been giving him diluted betadine baths for the foot and applying Neosporin at bedtime. He has maintained a normal appetite/pooping schedule.

Hello,

Poor thing, it looks like he hurt it somehow in the tank at the petstore. He was housed with
other dragons at the store so there is no telling what could have happened.
Does the darkness seem to be isolated or is it traveling upwards? It doesn't look infected, but
I would definitely keep an eye on the area to be sure it doesn't get infected. Most of the time
if there is no infection, it should dry up & fall off, yes.
Is he housed alone now?
Just keep the toe clean with diluted betadine & you can use raw unpasteurized honey or the
manuka honey to help with any infection.
Let us know how he is doing.

Tracie

Hi Tracie,
Thanks for the reply. The darkness does seem to be isolated and it hasn’t spread, I’m just a little worried about whether the infection could spread to his foot.
I’ve been giving him diluted betadine baths regularly and using plain Neosporin (not the pain-relieving kind) at night. He has been housed alone since I brought him home.