PogonaTrainerAISP
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My bearded dragon is a male that is about 8 years old. The tail rot is several months old and has not even infected an inch of the tail, which is a good sign.
Now, I have absolutely no idea where this problem originated from. I was on vacation and after a few days I notice the tip of the tail darkening. It was clear I wasn't present during the issue. I did lend him to my grandparents' house whom my cousins lived in temporarily (17 years and older), but it's only a chance that they could have caused it.
I thought it was just a case of the bearded dragon shedding it's tail, but then it became very hard and immovable. However, I managed to take him daily baths and apply Neosporin on it. After a bath, the infected area would significantly soften up.
The lights I provide him is a Repti Glo 10.0 UVB bulb (I am aware that it's UVB emission is slightly too intense for beardies, so I compensated by placing it over mesh screen) and a basking light that's 100 Watts from Exo Terra. I provide him with superworms almost daily and vegetables/greens as much as I can provide. I supplement sentient matter with calcium, vitamin D3 and other vitamins on a regular basis. His overall health is moderate. He shows absolutely no signs of tail rot except his hardened tail. No lethargic symptoms and he eats just fine, though has become less excited. I believe it is just an improper shed. Humidity I have heard is a factor in bearded dragon tail rot, and it may be the cause. Humidity was something that I took a tad to lightly.
More recently, I have given daily baths and sprayed him and the enclosure almost daily, thus increasing humidity. I don't know how to measure humidity, so I can't express it as a percentage at the moment.
So what do you think? What's the issue to my old man's tail and how do I treat it? If I am to construct a veterinary appointment, how much will it cost me?