Dark area on front right foot + odd looking scales

[kateslone]

Hi,
Lately I've noticed two things. On my Beardie, Calvin(roughly 10 months old) his front right foot has a large dark spot. It isn't extremely dark, however it does worry me.

It's a little hard to tell in the photo, and i can take another if necessary.
I also noticed on his front left foot that his scales seem misarranged and missing in a small area. It also seems quite swollen.

I'm not sure what either of these could mean, and he is behaving normally. He is only sensitive to metouching his front left foot. The other does not seem to bother him.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Calvin is still young & is a cutie! His left hand/wrist does look swollen. It isn't getting ready to shed is it?
How long has it been looking this way? Is he limping on it right now?
Can you review your tank setup for us, such as the type & brand of your UVB, supplementation, temperatures & substrate used. It can help us pinpoint any potential issues.
It could be an injury, metabolic bone disease or gout possibly, just not sure.
Is he eating very well right now?

Tracie

 

[kateslone]

Hello,

Calvin is still young & is a cutie! His left hand/wrist does look swollen. It isn't getting ready to shed is it?
How long has it been looking this way? Is he limping on it right now?
Can you review your tank setup for us, such as the type & brand of your UVB, supplementation, temperatures & substrate used. It can help us pinpoint any potential issues.
It could be an injury, metabolic bone disease or gout possibly, just not sure.
Is he eating very well right now?

Tracie

Thank you! He's about 10 months. The UVB is a National Geographic Desert UVB Bulb(coil). For calcium supplements I've been using the Exo Terra Liquid Calcium and currently he has a carpet instead of sand or soil because I was originally told to wait until he was a year old until I switched to sand or something similar. The Temperatures on the hotter side of his tank generally stay between 90 and 95. He didn't eat his mealworms tonight and he's been ignoring his vegetables the past few days. Other than that, he's been acting normal. I bathed him right before I posted tonight to see if either of the areas could possible just be shed buildup(which he recently had problems with on his back right foot, though after a few soaks it was fine) but no dice.
Note: The coil UVB Bulb is temporary until I can get him a better one.