Derobmi
Hatchling Member
Hi,
A friend of mine just rescued two dragons from craigslist. When he got them, they both appear to have a lot of retained shed on their tails and some on the body. One of the tails looks like the tip might fall off. The female has what appears to be bite marks or scars or scabs - I'm not sure. I need some advice about how to treat this combination of issues. Other than the skin problems and some possible calcium deficiency, they both appear healthy - good weight, energetic, curious. The both have "bloodhound eyes" which I understand can be genetic and not necessarily indicative of disease. They are both leatherbacks and appear to about a year old. I believe they were housed together until recently.
Here are several pics in an album at imgur.
I told him to start bathing daily, put coconut oil on the shed and the wounds, and to use a baby toothbrush to work at the shed. I could use more advice, particularly about the bite marks and the tail tips. I'm not really familiar with skin disorders, but I'd like some reassurance that the bite marks aren't actually yellow fungus or something like that.
Thank you!
Mary
A friend of mine just rescued two dragons from craigslist. When he got them, they both appear to have a lot of retained shed on their tails and some on the body. One of the tails looks like the tip might fall off. The female has what appears to be bite marks or scars or scabs - I'm not sure. I need some advice about how to treat this combination of issues. Other than the skin problems and some possible calcium deficiency, they both appear healthy - good weight, energetic, curious. The both have "bloodhound eyes" which I understand can be genetic and not necessarily indicative of disease. They are both leatherbacks and appear to about a year old. I believe they were housed together until recently.
Here are several pics in an album at imgur.
I told him to start bathing daily, put coconut oil on the shed and the wounds, and to use a baby toothbrush to work at the shed. I could use more advice, particularly about the bite marks and the tail tips. I'm not really familiar with skin disorders, but I'd like some reassurance that the bite marks aren't actually yellow fungus or something like that.
Thank you!
Mary