Hello, everyone, me again - and an issue with Anachronos once more.
Anachronos developed a relatively sudden mass at the tip of his bottom inner jaw about a month ago. I only noticed it because it was deep red; I thought he was bleeding! I panicked and scheduled a vet visit right away. Unfortunately my regular vet was on vacation so I saw a new person, but after examining him and asking a bunch of questions said it might not be anything to worry about, and only to return if it got bigger.
Since then I've been watching it, and noticing a few things.
- The mass is a fairly stable size at about 5 or 6 millimeters in diameter
- It started blood-red but the next day at the Vet it was a mild pink fleshy mass. Most days I notice it as red; on occasion it goes pink again.
- He has a voracious appetite, and while he's usually good for eating his veggies he's been an absolute pig for bugs since that visit
- Previous pictures I have of him show his tongue to be occupying that spot, which he now no longer does; his tongue is placed behind the mass, and while I can't say if he's uncomfortable with it, he still basks and regulates normally
- He won't let me touch it, but I can't tell if that's just a regular aversion to me sticking my finger in his mouth since I don't generally do that. He has no problem eating all his favourite foods, however.
- He's been in good observable health lately except for a persistent watery-eye infection in his right eye, which despite antibiotic drops has not gotten better but hasn't gotten worse in a couple months but is prominent enough to have partly hindered his vision in that eye
The real kicker for today was that when I took him out in the sun and he finally started regulating, I noticed a new development: little black spots over the mass. I went to take a picture but he closed his mouth and wouldn't open it for me again. I don't know if it's food bits (didn't look like it) or something much worse. Anyone have any ideas what this could be? I have a vet visit planned next week because of it.
Obligatory specs: 40gal tank, T5HO UVA/UVB, outdoor sunshine time when available, basking spot of 93-97 degrees, fresh veggies daily from the prescribed list, superworms as the main bug (he's not fond of hunting crickets any more - too small, and too fast!), with Hornworms or Butterworms as treats.
Anachronos developed a relatively sudden mass at the tip of his bottom inner jaw about a month ago. I only noticed it because it was deep red; I thought he was bleeding! I panicked and scheduled a vet visit right away. Unfortunately my regular vet was on vacation so I saw a new person, but after examining him and asking a bunch of questions said it might not be anything to worry about, and only to return if it got bigger.
Since then I've been watching it, and noticing a few things.
- The mass is a fairly stable size at about 5 or 6 millimeters in diameter
- It started blood-red but the next day at the Vet it was a mild pink fleshy mass. Most days I notice it as red; on occasion it goes pink again.
- He has a voracious appetite, and while he's usually good for eating his veggies he's been an absolute pig for bugs since that visit
- Previous pictures I have of him show his tongue to be occupying that spot, which he now no longer does; his tongue is placed behind the mass, and while I can't say if he's uncomfortable with it, he still basks and regulates normally
- He won't let me touch it, but I can't tell if that's just a regular aversion to me sticking my finger in his mouth since I don't generally do that. He has no problem eating all his favourite foods, however.
- He's been in good observable health lately except for a persistent watery-eye infection in his right eye, which despite antibiotic drops has not gotten better but hasn't gotten worse in a couple months but is prominent enough to have partly hindered his vision in that eye
The real kicker for today was that when I took him out in the sun and he finally started regulating, I noticed a new development: little black spots over the mass. I went to take a picture but he closed his mouth and wouldn't open it for me again. I don't know if it's food bits (didn't look like it) or something much worse. Anyone have any ideas what this could be? I have a vet visit planned next week because of it.
Obligatory specs: 40gal tank, T5HO UVA/UVB, outdoor sunshine time when available, basking spot of 93-97 degrees, fresh veggies daily from the prescribed list, superworms as the main bug (he's not fond of hunting crickets any more - too small, and too fast!), with Hornworms or Butterworms as treats.