NEED HELP

[Nirt.222]

Hello, I have a bearded dragon. His name is drago. He is 19 months old and I have had him for 18 months. He recently got this bump on his tail and I haven’t gotten around to taking him to the vet. Does anyone have any advice on what it may be or things I can do to keep him healthy until I can take him to the vet?

 

[Nirt.222]

 

[KarrieRee]

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@AHBD

 

[Nirt.222]

@AHBD

?what

 

[hdochow]

?what

KarrieRee doesn't have an answer but is tagging someone else that might know. AHBD will chime in at some point.

do you have crickets in the tank? i wonder if that is a bite. just a random guess but the only thing i can think of off the top of my head.

 

[Nirt.222]

I don’t leave crickets or anything that would bite him in the cage. When I first got him though he did get bitten by another bearded dragon on the tail. He had tail rot but I took him to the vet and he took some antibiotics and was perfectly fine for months until now.

 

[AHBD]

It might be a cyst or abscess, a vet is usually needed to treat it. You can dab it with watered down Betsadine a few times a day until you see a vet.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

How is your dragon's tail looking?
I agree with AHBD, it appears to be either a cyst or an abscess which is an infection. Could a
cricket have bitten him there? Is it hard or soft to the touch?

Tracie

 

[Drache613]

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[pxxlsisk]

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