kingfriday
New member
Hello!
About 2 months ago I adopted a new bearded dragon who was about 7.5 inches long, and is now about 9 inches. I’m housing him in a 20 gallon long with ReptiCarpet; his basking side is 90 to 95 degrees, and the cool side is 70 degrees. During the night I shut off both his UVA and UVB bulbs, and I was worried about temperature drops, so I’ve been using a heat pad that I leave on both day and night. I’m not around during the day, but when I am home in the evening I haven’t noticed excessive use of the heating pad.
I’m worried because I noticed a dark, what looked to be charred patch, on one of his feet and I’m very concerned! I had him out, didn’t notice anything, came back in about an hour and 40 minutes, and noticed the dark spot.
There are no blisters or peeling, so I don’t think it’s a second degree burn. I dampened a paper towel with cold water and applied off and on for about 7ish minutes (he was pretty skittish about staying still on a cold damp surface), and the mark didn’t go away. Any suggestions on how to identify if this is a burn, and if so, how to best treat it.
About 2 months ago I adopted a new bearded dragon who was about 7.5 inches long, and is now about 9 inches. I’m housing him in a 20 gallon long with ReptiCarpet; his basking side is 90 to 95 degrees, and the cool side is 70 degrees. During the night I shut off both his UVA and UVB bulbs, and I was worried about temperature drops, so I’ve been using a heat pad that I leave on both day and night. I’m not around during the day, but when I am home in the evening I haven’t noticed excessive use of the heating pad.
I’m worried because I noticed a dark, what looked to be charred patch, on one of his feet and I’m very concerned! I had him out, didn’t notice anything, came back in about an hour and 40 minutes, and noticed the dark spot.
There are no blisters or peeling, so I don’t think it’s a second degree burn. I dampened a paper towel with cold water and applied off and on for about 7ish minutes (he was pretty skittish about staying still on a cold damp surface), and the mark didn’t go away. Any suggestions on how to identify if this is a burn, and if so, how to best treat it.