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Firm disc below uppermost ribs - what is this?
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[QUOTE="J4ckdaw-, post: 2030206, member: 117954"] Hi, all 👋 I’ve only noticed this now, but, my bearded dragon has some sort of disc shaped thing beneath the skin underneath his upper ribs. It is flimsy but firm, kind of like cartilage..? He also has a few faint stress marks covering his underbelly, I don’t know what set him off though? His beard is not black and he doesn’t seem to be in pain, he’s running around. I may be overthinking this, as I usually do with most things, but I am a bit concerned. None of my past beardies have had this! This is a new experience, and I am at a loss. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1693523733681.jpeg"]83521[/ATTACH] (Don’t mind the Buddha belly, he just ate) I know it’s a bad picture, and I apologize for that. That is not just a crease in his skin, I felt it and it protrudes from the ribs. Is it one of his internal organs? Then why is it firm? Could it be a broken rib? He has never taken a fall but he does roughly push himself around, could he have hurt it by doing that? He doesn’t seem to be in any sort of pain… Is it something he ate inside of his stomach? He doesn’t have access to anything he shouldn’t have eaten, but why would it protrude from the uppermost body? Shouldn’t be MBD, his UVB fixture is up to par and he does get calcium with D3. He also spends a lot of time basking under the UVB so I’m not worried about exposure and such. Or is it nothing and I’m overreacting? Honestly, don’t feel bad for pointing it out if it isn’t an issue. I overthink things a lot, which causes me to go into these frenzies of panic. Advice is appreciated, thanks [/QUOTE]
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