Lower end of tail darker then rest of body

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Today i noticed Natzu's tail was darker then the rest of her body and looks like its going on to the next set of scales here is a pic
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could this be some tail rot due to the being stepped on
 

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The darker color itself looks normal. The photo is a bit to blurry to see if there is any damage. Do you see any open wounds or shriveling? That could be a sign of infection or damage, but the darker color on its own is not a cause for concern.
 

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vincentgiobbe":29s53p4k said:
there are no wounds but hard to tell where to check for shriveling

Usually toward the tip of the tail or in case of bites then near the wound itself. The tail will turn gray and really shrink a lot. The damage is usually pretty apparent.
 

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CooperDragon":34kyyfwn said:
vincentgiobbe":34kyyfwn said:
there are no wounds but hard to tell where to check for shriveling

Usually toward the tip of the tail or in case of bites then near the wound itself. The tail will turn gray and really shrink a lot. The damage is usually pretty apparent.
i dont see anything, but when she eats sometimes her head goes up and sometimes wont put it down for a couple minutes and keeps trying to eat the food with her head just flying up idk if its life threatening
 

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If you could get a video of what she is doing it would be helpful. You can upload video to a host like vimeo or youtube and post a link here.
 

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Hello,

How is the tail looking today? It appears to be pre-shed possibly, but since you had
mentioned there was some trauma involved it is possible it could be some type of
damage so I would keep an eye on the darkness of the end of the tail.

Tracie
 

vincentgiobbe

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Drache613":1z08eoki said:
Hello,

How is the tail looking today? It appears to be pre-shed possibly, but since you had
mentioned there was some trauma involved it is possible it could be some type of
damage so I would keep an eye on the darkness of the end of the tail.

Tracie
she’s doing great the tails darkness has gone down
 
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