Bearded dragon bit tail it's hanging off!

[crystalbish18]

My bearded dragon has bitten the end of it's tail off and I can see bone and flesh but he's not bleeding. Their is a few scales that's keeping it attached some how. The bearded dragon doesn't seem at all fazed about it and is eating and running about as usual..I'm unsure what to do as theirs not any vets close that do reptiles that don't charge a fortune.

 

[SPandS]

Do you have a picture of it? Have you used anything to clean the wound? I would clean it in some betadine then apply some raw honey on it as long as there are no bugs loose in the tank otherwise use some neosporin without pain reliever. The part hanging off will more than likely die and will fall off, you just need to make sure it doesn't get infected. If it's bad though you may need to bring it to a vet.

 

[crystalbish18]

This is the picture of the tail. He doesn't seem bothered and is eating and shedding fine. I have been keeping a close eye on him and cleaning the Viv out regularly and removing his food bowl once he's eaten.

 

[SPandS]

How long has the broken off piece looked like that? It looks like it's been dead for a while. As long as the tip looks healed over and not infected that other piece will fall off and everything should be ok. Just keep an eye on it in case tail rot forms.

 

[crystalbish18]

When I bought the dragon the droped him and broke his tail. End of December time his tail looked like that. He only bit it like this last night tho

 

[SPandS]

If the end piece has looked like that since the end of December and there isn't any sign of infection he should be fine. There was no blood or anything because that end piece that broke off is dead and there isn't any blood going to it that's why he doesn't mind it being broke off.

 

[crystalbish18]

Okay thanks

 

[crystalbish18]

this is how his tail looks now not sure if this is good .. the tail is still attached think by a scale but not sure. Only issue is it's causing him pain when he moves as the bone from the broken peace is jabbing the part that's healing.. any advice what to do about this. Thanks

 

[SPandS]

I don't want to give any advice that may cause more harm but if it were me and I wasn't able to bring it to a vet I would think about cutting it off. Hopefully someone else will chime in with a better idea. You could always just keep it clean and dry and it should fall off eventually.

 

[crystalbish18]

Update on rangos tail. He still seems completely fine and have been keeping an eye on him and insuring everything is extra clean to provent any infections or anything. Can anyone tell me if this looks to be healing or should I start to worry again?

 

[AHBD]

I agree with SandP and would snip that off with a sterilized sharp scissors, it shouldn't bother your dragon at all. If it hangs on like that it might bother him by getting caught on something so a quick snip will solve the problem. You can dab it with betadine or raw honey after or just leave it since it's not bleeding.