VaingloriousValor
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hello! ive been trying to look around for info about a strange lump on my bearded dragon, Valor's, tail, but i cant find anything, so ive come here to see if any of you can help calm my worries.
around the middle of last november, Valor developed a small lump in the middle of his tail. he was 3 months, nearly 4 months old then, and this is what it looked like:
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i kept an eye on it, and nothing really changed until a week or two ago, when i noticed it had grown? and so this is what it looked like today(january 22nd).
so. what is this tail lump, and should i be worried?
i'll give you a run-down on my husbandry, because im fairly certain i'm doing everything as correctly as i can.
Valor has a Reptisun T8 10.0 UVB. tube light, not coil. i got it at the beginning of august when Valor was gifted to me, and i believe i read that T8's need to be changed every 6 months instead of ever year, so i will be buying Valor a new UVB at the beginning of febuary.
there are two places he can sit under the UVB- and i just measured these to ensure i was correct. his hammock, directly underneath the bulb, is 6 inches from the light fixture, no screen in between the bulb at all, it's inside his cage. his second sitting spot is about 7 and a half inches from the UVB.
His cool side temps are usually 75, hot side is about 80-85, and his basking spot, measured with an infrared thermometer, is 105 and occasionally a little hotter than that(maybe 108 at max).
he lives in a 55 gallon tank.
Valor's staple insect is Black Soldier Fly Larvae, and he will eat 60+ a day. i use calcium powder 4 days of the week, and vitamin powder 2 days of the week. Valor eats collard greens, mustard greens, and turnip greens with his BSFL, and he usually eats about half of the amount of the greens that i give him just by trying to eat the worms out of his salad. he's a really good eater and ive also introduced him to Pallid Roaches which i am currently trying to breed, and he loves those.
he gets a bath twice a week, and i dont usually mist him or offer water in his cage because humidity here is usually very high so his humidity in his cage is usually 30 - 45 depending on the day. i dont want to up the humidity too much by misting him but i rinse his greens so he gets water that way, because he usually doesnt like to drink while in the bath.
his poop looks healthy to me, not that smelly, and he poops once a day.
he's currently 205 grams and 16 inches, and he'll be 7 months old in a week.
so. is the tail lump an issue that i need to deal with, or is it okay?? i really just want to make sure this isnt something serious. Valor is such a good boy, very active, alert, loves to lick your hand, and i really love him and want the best for him.
thank you so much in advance if you read all this!!
around the middle of last november, Valor developed a small lump in the middle of his tail. he was 3 months, nearly 4 months old then, and this is what it looked like:
.
i kept an eye on it, and nothing really changed until a week or two ago, when i noticed it had grown? and so this is what it looked like today(january 22nd).
so. what is this tail lump, and should i be worried?
i'll give you a run-down on my husbandry, because im fairly certain i'm doing everything as correctly as i can.
Valor has a Reptisun T8 10.0 UVB. tube light, not coil. i got it at the beginning of august when Valor was gifted to me, and i believe i read that T8's need to be changed every 6 months instead of ever year, so i will be buying Valor a new UVB at the beginning of febuary.
there are two places he can sit under the UVB- and i just measured these to ensure i was correct. his hammock, directly underneath the bulb, is 6 inches from the light fixture, no screen in between the bulb at all, it's inside his cage. his second sitting spot is about 7 and a half inches from the UVB.
His cool side temps are usually 75, hot side is about 80-85, and his basking spot, measured with an infrared thermometer, is 105 and occasionally a little hotter than that(maybe 108 at max).
he lives in a 55 gallon tank.
Valor's staple insect is Black Soldier Fly Larvae, and he will eat 60+ a day. i use calcium powder 4 days of the week, and vitamin powder 2 days of the week. Valor eats collard greens, mustard greens, and turnip greens with his BSFL, and he usually eats about half of the amount of the greens that i give him just by trying to eat the worms out of his salad. he's a really good eater and ive also introduced him to Pallid Roaches which i am currently trying to breed, and he loves those.
he gets a bath twice a week, and i dont usually mist him or offer water in his cage because humidity here is usually very high so his humidity in his cage is usually 30 - 45 depending on the day. i dont want to up the humidity too much by misting him but i rinse his greens so he gets water that way, because he usually doesnt like to drink while in the bath.
his poop looks healthy to me, not that smelly, and he poops once a day.
he's currently 205 grams and 16 inches, and he'll be 7 months old in a week.
so. is the tail lump an issue that i need to deal with, or is it okay?? i really just want to make sure this isnt something serious. Valor is such a good boy, very active, alert, loves to lick your hand, and i really love him and want the best for him.
thank you so much in advance if you read all this!!
