My Dragon has lump on his body!

[Nessy]

Hi, When we bought our Nessy he has small lump near his leg. I notice it's got slightly bigger. Till the end of the month our vet is on holiday and i an very worried that our boy is suffering. It's obvious, the lump is gives him discomfort when we touch it.
I will work our how to add photo here.
I would really appreciate your help. Thank so very much.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Sorry to hear your dragon has a lump on his body. How long has it been there & is it hard or soft?
Is it on or near the joint or around that area?
Could you review your tank setup with us, such as your UVB lighting, supplementation, etc.
Pictures would be helpful when you can get them up.
Has he had a black beard at all recently to indicate pain or discomfort?
Is he eating much?

Tracie

 

[Nessy]

Hello Tracie,
I am so grateful for your reply. I am founding difficulty to add photos here. Is it any chance i can email them to you? I took the photos of the tank too.

Thanks so much. Irina.

 

[Menolly]

Hello,
If you have a photobucket account, you can load the pictures to the sight and copy and paste the link into the text box. This link might be helpful.
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=213367

 

[Nessy]

 

[Nessy]

Hello there, thank you very much for your advice with uploading photos. I managed to add few.
Thank you.

 

[Nessy]

Hello Tracie,
I managed to add few photos. The lump is hard. It's near his leg. It's been there for 3-4weeks now.
The lump was small and just in a last few days got larger. Nessy is eating as usual, regular every day poo. He had black beard once around a week ago. I rang vet but he is back first week of Feb. He loves company and when he is in bath or on sun...he is light colour , when he back to tank he is dark colour. What does it means, please? I giving him Repti Calcium with D3. Just dusting crickets before feeding. We are changing lights and hitting globe every 6 mnths.
Tracie , I would appreciate your help, please.

Thanks so much, Irina

 

[Peacleez]

Hello Tracie,
I managed to add few photos. The lump is hard. It's near his leg. It's been there for 3-4weeks now.
The lump was small and just in a last few days got larger. Nessy is eating as usual, regular every day poo. He had black beard once around a week ago. I rang vet but he is back first week of Feb. He loves company and when he is in bath or on sun...he is light colour , when he back to tank he is dark colour. What does it means, please? I giving him Repti Calcium with D3. Just dusting crickets before feeding. We are changing lights and hitting globe every 6 mnths.
Tracie , I would appreciate your help, please.

Thanks so much, Irina

Hello, just to be certain that this isn't anything bad take him to the vet when the chance is open. My bearded dragon, drasso also has a lump on his leg by his feet. It is very big, but he has had is all of his life. No harm has been done. Now since it looks like your lump is near his stomach, your should watch it just incase it grows larger. It it does it can put pressure in your lizards stomach or lungs and also cause problems. Hope this helps,

Ryan

 

[Nessy]

Hello Ryan,
Thank you very much. I definitely going to see vet as soon he back after holiday.

Cheers, Irina.

 

[Nessy]

Also, at tank we are using EXO TERRA Repti Glo 10.0 and hitting zoo med 250 W. During the day the temp 30-31C and night 27C.

 

[Peacleez]

With that hot of a light, make sure he is getting water. If you notice any pain or discomfort in him then you can try giving him a bath. The lump on my bearded dragon leg is very large, so sometimes if he scrapes his leg it begins to bleed. Make sure if this happens to rinse the cut. If you don't like this one your bearded dragon then you can probably get it surgically removed... My lizard drasso does fine with it so I just leave it. Hope this helps, good luck with your beardi!

Ryan

 

[Nessy]

Hi Ryan,
Thank you very much for your advise. It's all so new for us. We bought this Adorable creature for our daughter and I feel responsible for his well and happy been. Read so much and founding confusing as some information doesn't match. The lump is bothering him only if i touch it. He doesn't scratch it. Very clean, every day bath... What i notice, when he is out of tank he is light, inside he is dark colour. How do i read it, please? Thanks so much. Irina.

 

[Peacleez]

When bearded dragons turn a dark color there is usually something stressing them out. Make sure the bearded dragon feels comftorable in his cage. They usually are stressed when you introduce. New objects into their cage, or move the cage and make a new home. The blackness can also signal lack of calcium, so make sure you are powdering his meals. Not every meal, because that can be harmful overdose. 2 times a week will be good. Hope this helps,

Ryan

 

[Nessy]

Ryan, thanks so much for the information. I appreciate your help and time. Will double check everything. Can't be calcium, definitely.
Cheers, Irina.

 

[Peacleez]

Ryan, thanks so much for the information. I appreciate your help and time. Will double check everything. Can't be calcium, definitely.
Cheers, Irina.

No problem, good luck