Can a White Tail be Tail Rot? Looks weird!

[Lilliy12]

Hi! Loki is 14 months old, 19” long and 456g. The tip of his tail always looked a little strange, like maybe it was nipped when he was little. I got him when he was five weeks old. I thought his tail was going to shed, but it is now bright white now and looks really strange! Can anyone help? I am going on vacation soon for two weeks, and I don’t want to leave him with a friend if there is something wrong. Should I take him to a vet before I go?

 

[AHBD]

The scales have come off leaving the bone exposed so it's kind of like rot but hasn't progressed. You can use raw honey on it to see how it does, and be sure there are no hungry insects hiding in the tank.
If the tail gets worse, have a qualified reptile vet look at it.