Thomasthebeardie
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Hello Everyone -
My first time posting and I appreciate your feedback, in advance!
Thomas, our beardie, is almost 8 years old - we've had him since he was 2 months old.
When he was a hatchling his tail caught in the cage top which caused the little kink at the end which he's always had and it's always been slightly darker than the rest of his tail.
Yesterday we returned from vacation and noticed the almost 2 inches at the bottom of his tail were very dark. His cage was very hot - we didn't have the air conditioning on and his cage was much hotter than usual. We did turn one of his heat lamps off. He doesn't seem stressed, is eating and pooping normally, etc. His tail has not been injured in any way that we know of.
We are treating with Betadine soaks and Neosporin twice a day and have an email out to the vet and will take him in if necessary on Monday.
Wondering if you think this is tail rot?
Thank you very much for your help - we're worried!
Caren