Discolored skin shedding

[Hailey1110]

Hi I have a 7-10 month old named toothless I have never had a problem with him shedding in fact all of the rest of his body has shed and the base of his tail has been taking longer maybe like a week now but I noticed the skin under it is discolored I’ve had him since august and I’ve never seen them all I do is give him soaks to help, what do I do what does this look like?! There’s only a couple scales showing but they are kind of pinkish compared to everything else

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

That color looks pretty normal to me. The scales can often appear pinkish to bluish/purplish before
shed. When they get older, their shedding phases do change & can look different than when they
were younger.
Does it seem to be bothering him at all?
You can get some aloe vera gel to put on it to help moisturize it a little if needed.

Tracie

 

[Hailey1110]

Hello,

That color looks pretty normal to me. The scales can often appear pinkish to bluish/purplish before
shed. When they get older, their shedding phases do change & can look different than when they
were younger.
Does it seem to be bothering him at all?
You can get some aloe vera gel to put on it to help moisturize it a little if needed.

Tracie

Hello,

That color looks pretty normal to me. The scales can often appear pinkish to bluish/purplish before
shed. When they get older, their shedding phases do change & can look different than when they
were younger.
Does it seem to be bothering him at all?
You can get some aloe vera gel to put on it to help moisturize it a little if needed.

Tracie

It’s not bothering him any more then normal shed I don’t think, I’ve never had this happen before it normally comes right off, especially with a soak I’ve given him soaks the past two days and it doesn’t even seem to soften, his back legs started like a week after his tail and they finished already, and it’s not flaking at all, and the only thing I’ve changed is I moved him from a 40 gal to a 75 about a week and a half ago

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

That can definitely be frustrating! I would give it a bit more time. Try some aloe vera gel, or even a bit
of coconut oil on the area to see if that helps soften it up some. Is his humidity too low?

Tracie

 

[Hailey1110]

Hello,

That can definitely be frustrating! I would give it a bit more time. Try some aloe vera gel, or even a bit
of coconut oil on the area to see if that helps soften it up some. Is his humidity too low?

Tracie

No it shouldn’t be I mean if you want me to be honest, his hydrometer broke when I was setting up the new cage so I don’t know what it is really and I haven’t been able to run and get one, but I have been misting his cage since he’s shedding and he has a large water bowl in there at all times

 

[KarrieRee]

No it shouldn’t be I mean if you want me to be honest, his hydrometer broke when I was setting up the new cage so I don’t know what it is really and I haven’t been able to run and get one, but I have been misting his cage since he’s shedding and he has a large water bowl in there at all times

Please get a digital probe hygrometer place it on the back center wall of the tank - humidity is extremely important to help them shed --- optimal humidity is 40-50% nothing under 20 and over 70%

 

[Hailey1110]

Please get a digital probe hygrometer place it on the back center wall of the tank - humidity is extremely important to help them shed --- optimal humidity is 40-50% nothing under 20 and over 70%

I know thank you. I had one but when I was setting down his new tank I didn’t realize I set the hydrometer down on the stand and I crushed it under the corner I’ve just been waiting to go to the pet store

 

[AHBD]

As they grow they take longer to shed and it's perfectly normal. Shedding questions are brought up in beardie forums all the time because of this but the beardies are in no danger. Don't worry too much about the hygrometer, your dragon will be fine. I've had many dragons and they do the same thing. No need to worry at all.

 

[Hailey1110]

As they grow they take longer to shed and it's perfectly normal. Shedding questions are brought up in beardie forums all the time because of this but the beardies are in no danger. Don't worry too much about the hygrometer, your dragon will be fine. I've had many dragons and they do the same thing. No need to worry at all.

Thank you I’m a bit of a helicopter mom when it comes to my animals if I see one thing I’m not used to I freak out, and my beardie is extra new I feel like I can do copious amounts of research and I see feel like I know nothing about them

 

[AHBD]

It's O.K, hang out around here and you'll learn everything you need. Everyone should be alert to problems and it's always good to ask but owning them is enjoyable so try not to worry too much !