Lump on the lower jaw... need some opinion

[Omen666]

Hey guys,

I have a Female BD, about 3 1/2 years old. i have a 50 gal tank with a zoomed UV and basking lamp. Temps are good, she eats endives, crickets, goliath worms, romain letuce and other leafy greens u can possibly imagine that are available to me. yesterday night i was looking at her and notessed a lump growing under her jaw on the left side (looking at her).
I was trying to look it up on the net and i found 3 possible things : MBD, abessess or tumor.... Shes eating and looks okay behavior is normal and she not showing signes of pain when touching the bump. now i need some opinion
if someone ever seen this and lived thru this. I took some quick picks this morning to show u guys. Dont worry i know shes black on the beared she just woke up lol shes a lil grumpy in the morning!

Thanks
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[MissFirefly]

I haven't experienced this personally but would suggest taking her to a vet so they can exam it and hopefully determine what it is/proper course of action. While it's great that it isn't affecting her now, left untreated it could possibly interfere with eating especially if it continues to grow.

Also, lettuce isn't recommended for dragons as it has next to no nutritional value so I would stick with the other leafy greens you mentioned and ditch the lettuce all together. Is the UVB a reptisun? If so, is it a tube or a coiled bulb?

Keep us posted on your girl!

 

[tami]

My ole'girl has the same thing. The vet said it could be a cyst, but do to her age 12 i made the choice to just leave it alone. Like your dragon she's eating fine and theres no abscess in the mouth. However in your case with your dragons age i would highly recommend a vet visit..

 

[TheWerewolf]

I can't help you on the problem but, here is a food chart. It is very helpful. http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html

 

[Omen666]

Thanks for replying!
The UV is a tube light Zoomed Reti-sun 10.0. i know lettuce has no nutrion in it, im not feeding her that every day.
I should go to the vet A.S.A.P but im so broke lol