Strange Scale Patch

dbsilverstein · Apr 12, 2011

My bearded dragon has a strange patch of scales on her tail. They look grayish, and stay the same color, and even when she changes. They don't seem to cause her any pain or discomfort, but I didn't want to touch it much, in case it did. It doesn't seem to bother her but I want to see if it's an infection or anything like that. I looked up scale rot, as well as fungi, but none of them seem to really match up. It doesn't really look like shedding. I'm attaching a picture. Any insight would be really appreciated. Thanks.

TASTIGER · Apr 12, 2011

pictures would help

dbsilverstein · Apr 12, 2011

The picture I posted shows up for me. This is my first time posting can anyone tell me how to get a jpg file from my desktop, into an html so I can post it? I tried viewing it in my browser and taking it from there, but that didn't work.

dbsilverstein · Apr 12, 2011

http://www.flickr.com/photos/61710364@N04/5615281944/in/photostream

Hopefully this will work

TASTIGER · Apr 12, 2011

looks like shed to me while in the bath rub it with a soft tooth brush

dbsilverstein · Apr 14, 2011

I really would like to hope it was shedding but, I don't think so.

Here's another picture of the patch: http://www.flickr.com/photos/61710364@N04/5619634095/in/photostream
It looks blackish there?

It looks like a similar thing is happening at the end of the tail: http://www.flickr.com/photos/61710364@N04/5620224358/in/photostream

The scales toward the bottom look kind of foggy with a darker line?

Is this anything different???

TASTIGER · Apr 14, 2011

it all looks like retained shed to me

dbsilverstein · Apr 14, 2011

I don't think she's shed in a long time, more then a few months and they are appearing over the past few weeks

TASTIGER · Apr 15, 2011

they can shed in patches like that from what i can see its not discolored or looking infected at all it just looks like shed try getting some 100% aloe vera gel and rub it on the patches to soften them my baby had the same problem on his foot it looks exactly like your pictures

dbsilverstein · Apr 15, 2011

Awesome, I really hope so! Thanks a lot

colorourselves · Apr 23, 2011

ya that looks like a shed spot to me too. ive noticed that as my beardies have gotten older, the shed patches have gotten alot smaller. it also takes longer for the skin to be fully ready to shed the skin as well. just keep giving baths and you cant go wrong

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