Is this tail rot?? picture included

[BaruBD]

Hi, so i've had my bearded dragon now for 3 years, (shes 4 now) and just recently the top (about an inch and a half) of her tail has became black/brown, she still eats fine and every time she eats crickets i dust them with calcium, i am almost certain that she isn't shedding right now, so just tell me what you think about it and thanks in advance.

ps. i put neosporin on her tail which is why it's shiney

picture: http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o536/Baru02/IMG_0080.jpg

 

[BaruBD]

bump... :[ anyone plz?

 

[Dooter]

Yeah, that looks like tail rot.

I'm sorry.

I'd get her to the vet pretty soon so that the infection doesn't spread.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

It looks like a necrotic portion on the end, yes. Are you treating it with diluted betadine & antibiotic ointment daily?
What happened, retained shed?

Tracie

 

[BaruBD]

Hello,

It looks like a necrotic portion on the end, yes. Are you treating it with diluted betadine & antibiotic ointment daily?
What happened, retained shed?

Tracie

I haven't done anything except cleaned it well and put neosporin on it (i read somewhere to do that) and i'm not sure what you mean by antibiotic ointment, i don't have anything like that i don't think... also, no, i haven't noticed anything at all that could've caused it! she hasn't injured it or anything either.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

The neosporin is an antibiotic ointment, so continue to use that daily. It could be just retained shed, but, it definitely needs to be taken care of & watched to make sure that it doesn't start traveling upward on the tail.
Has she recently shed her tail?


Tracie

 

[BaruBD]

well she is currently shedding a little patch on the side/bottom, but thats midways on the tail, she hasn't shed anywhere near the end in months.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

I would watch that area very closely! It is already necrotic so hopefully, that area will just dry out & fall off instead of become infected on the rest of the tail.

Tracie