Kirby is now 6 months old. He is orange with greyish purple zig-zag marking down each of his sides. Right now his back is starting a shed.
I noticed that he has 3 black dots (1large and 2 smaller ones) that have appeared on his back near his right shoulder. I took a photo of them (sorry poor quality on my phone) it appears that he might be missing scales. You can't see that with your eyes but it looks like that in the zoomed in photo. I read that they have black skin so this actually could be the case.
Any ideas on what would cause this. Should we be alarmed. Do scales grow back? Does it look like missing scales to you?
Kirby is going to the vet for a wellness check next month but I am thinking of moving the appointment up.
He has been spending a ton of time outside in the sun, so I hope he hasn't caught anything. That is the only difference recently.
I noticed that he has 3 black dots (1large and 2 smaller ones) that have appeared on his back near his right shoulder. I took a photo of them (sorry poor quality on my phone) it appears that he might be missing scales. You can't see that with your eyes but it looks like that in the zoomed in photo. I read that they have black skin so this actually could be the case.
Any ideas on what would cause this. Should we be alarmed. Do scales grow back? Does it look like missing scales to you?
Kirby is going to the vet for a wellness check next month but I am thinking of moving the appointment up.
He has been spending a ton of time outside in the sun, so I hope he hasn't caught anything. That is the only difference recently.