Hey, so my bearded dragon suddenly grew something that looks like a tiny gray rock/barnacle on his left leg and I don't really know what it is. I searched almost everywhere and can't find out what it is. There are no close exotic vets nearby. I saw the bump grow on to him and it's pretty small. He is a baby bearded dragon 1 month old and 5 inches including his tail. He only eats crickets currently because he doesn't eat any of his salad which consists of chopped kale and shredded carrots. He eats about 5-8 crickets a day sometimes more. He has a reptisun 100w basking lighting and a T5HO 10.0 UVB light.
No, I'm 100% sure it is not a piece of poo or anything that he picked up because as I was feeding him crickets he ate one and then I saw the gray speck appear out of nowhere. I currently can't take pictures because he is sleeping but I will tomorrow asap
It just appeared though, that quickly?
Could it just be a retained scale that did not shed off?
Try bathing him, letting him soak but do not leave him unattended, to see if it may soften up & come off possibly.
Pictures when you can would be helpful, too.
Very poor quality photos , very hard to tell .... Looks like some kind of injury , a bite or burn that has a scab on it.
Is he sharing the tank with another ?
These little guys are very leapy and have been known to leap onto basking globes which are too close to their basking spot or to other tall tank fixtures.
Aw, he's a very cute leatherback ! The bump is strange, it looks mostly like an insect bite. Check the cage carefully for any loose bugs, esp. crickets which tend to hide during the day but come out at night. Put some Neosporin on it, it should heal up before too long. If it gets worse you might just opt for a vet with a good reputation to see him even if it's not a reptile vet.