bearded dragon ear infection? please help

[shanervogt]

i just got bearded dragon from some random at the pet store and im starting to notice some thing wrong both of her ears are covered and look infected with black brownish spots wish i could post a pic but i dont know how too

 

[AHBD]

Shane, post this in the E.R. forum. Here's how to post pics :
https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/
Then hit XIMG

 

[shanervogt]

 

[DaisyDragon123]

Does any of the spots come off when wiping with a tissue? If you rub the area with a white tissue and see little black dots on the tissue, you may have mites. Just a thought.

 

[AHBD]

Was it like that since you got her and is it on both ears ? I can't see what that matter is, was she kept on eco earth , like dark coco fiber ? It looks like that, or it could be mites or even poo. Try using a Q-tip to very gently swab that with a betadine solution. Water it down to look like iced tea....you can get it at any drug store. Or use a plain tissue like Daisy mentioned, then see if there are tiny moving bugs.

 

[shanervogt]

when i got her she was in a cage with like dirt similar to gardening soil and im a lil scared to wipe it i dont wanna hurt her

 

[shanervogt]

this is her other ear

 

[Goonie]

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[AHBD]

If she was kept on dark soil it may be that. Give her a bath and dribble water over her head to see if some of it washes down. And can you get another pic of the other ear with the yellowish color but from further back showing more of her body [ but still close ]

 

[shanervogt]

 

[shanervogt]

thats her left ear

 

[shanervogt]

the one above this pic is her right ear

 

[shanervogt]

im going to bring her to the vet but in the mean time i wanna ask around and get a bit of knowledge because the vets in my town don't deal with reptiles soo i have to find one out of town.

 

[AHBD]

I think it's just a bit of the dirt from the tank she was in. Have you tried pouring some water over her head yet ? If not, just go ahead + do it.

 

[shanervogt]

just tried and she still have the black marks