My bearded dragon is shedding part of his face right now, and where the shedding fell off there’s some black spots/scales now. Does anyone know what this is?
It's possibly a temporary discoloration as the new scales come in. It could also be a second shed coming through right after the first, which can happen sometimes during quick growth spurts. Keep an eye on the area though, and look out for scales that look scabby/damaged, or if the dark scales appear to spread or change a lot.
Oh hey, this is a pretty old post lol. Those black scales ended up falling off for some reason a few weeks later and left him with a wound for a while, but now he’s healing up nicely. Just has a tiny scab where the wound was and a little smooth area around it.