Hi everyone I bought my baby beardie about 4 days ago and I've noticed the past couple of days his tail has gone darker from his body. He's about 9 weeks old.
Here's what he looked like the day I got him
Here's what he looks like now
I don't know if it's normal or I'm over reacting, any advice will be really appreciated!
That's okay - it doesn't look like he has shed yet! A lot of times they shed in parts - a leg, the head, the tail. It looks like his tail isn't shedding (maybe it shed before you got him, maybe it'll start in a couple days…) but when their body is light-colored like that, it means they're going to shed within the next week or so. The light color comes from the skin loosening up and coming off.
Like my dragon - if you look at the picture on the right, you'll see how his head and one of his legs are lighter - they were the first body parts to shed this time around. The body turned light-colored about a week later!
Thanks so much for all the reassurance! I googled it before I posted on here and people were suggesting tail rot and other things, got me really worried!