Scale Rot?

justsayin0369 · Jul 30, 2019

My beardie, Blaze, has had dark brown spots on his abdomen and inside of his legs, for about a month now. He is eating, basking and overall behavior have been very good. He doesn't act as though he is in pain from the spots. I was able to remove some shed that was on those spots. As a side question, I have never seen Blaze or my other Beardie, Ralphie, shed on their heads, is this normal?

Thank you for all the help you may give!
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AHBD · Jul 30, 2019

Hi there, first time poster.

How long have you had Blaze + Ralphie ? I like the names, I have a fireskink named Blaze. Do you have pics of the tank ?

Anyway I'm very suspicious that those spots are fungal, sometimes it can be quite dangerous. For now you can swab the area with a betadine/water solution and after it dries put some Lamisil antifungal cream on it. Keep the dragons away from each other [ if housed together set up another tank ASAP ] don't even bathe them in the same place. BTW, don't pick any shed or scabs, that can damage new skin that's underneath. Keep the tank clean , you can buy F10 reptile safe disinfectant for best results. Hope to hear a positive update in the future but be aware that a fungal infection can be extremely serious .

justsayin0369 · Jul 30, 2019

Hi AHBD,

Thank you so much for replying! Blaze and Ralphie do not share tanks. They are roughly around 4 months old now. We bought them from a pet store on June 7th,2019, and again I am guessing they were right around 6 weeks old when we bought them. I am a first-time beardie owner, and I did a lot of research on how to care for them before I bought them, but I am afraid I am doing something wrong in their husbandry. Ralphie shows no signs of the possible fungus, as I was not thinking and I used the same tub to bathe them in.

I will start the betadine/water solution tonight. I went and bought some already

If I read correctly I use enough betadine to make the water the color of tea?

I am including a picture of Blaze's tank.
Thank you again,
justsayin0369

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