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Update: the darker black scales came off in his Betadine bath today, they lifted right off when brushing with a soft-bristle toothbrush. The skin underneath looks healthy and the tip of his tail feels normal/ pliable... but the area where that bad shed came off looks "nude" for lack of a...

That dark spot is where some thickened/ retained shed came off. It felt a bit squishy and moist on the dorsal/ top part (like when they get that lymph fluid under a really deep shed) and the scales don't look as defined as they should be. I'm wondering if he rubbed or scraped it on some of his...

Thank you for the quick response! here are some better pictures I can try to get some different angles or closeups if that would help. Thanks!

My 2 y/o leatherback, "Pharoah" had a bit of a retained shed on the end of his tail. It came off after several days of soaking but I am concerned about one area that is dark and edges of the scales seem to blend together. Not sure if it is just a scar or if it could be tail rot. I am paranoid...