Pinworms and Weird black specs.

[Xexus]

Hi, I got a fecal done on my Beardie and she was loaded with Pinworm eggs. Like every field there were 2-6 eggs per field. Like you could not change the view without seeing them. And as I was looking over her tonight I noticed right at the middle of her beard to the left and right edges black scales began appearing. It looks like she shed 2-3 scales and a black color was there.
Any idea, is this normal?
And at the vent area of her butt and on the back of both of her hind legs there seem to be like round blackish spots. Any idea what these are?

 

[Tigg]

Pin worms are very common in beardies... Did the vet reccomend that you treat her for pin worms? Most times vets reccomend that unless the pin worms counts are high, or there is apetite, or behavioural changes not to even bother treating for them as the meds are usually very harsh on their little systems.
If you are currently treating, chances are she was perscribed a med known as Panacur... you will want to make sure you are also offering a Probiotic such as soy yogurt (make sure it's soy as reptiles cannot digest dairy) This will help keep the good gut flora levels in her belly up, and should also keep her appetite up.

The black scales in her jawl sound pretty normal, it's most likely just the colour starting to fill in. They begin black bearding around 1 year of age and the black colour is most times visible through the scales.

As for the round blackish spots under the heind legs, these are again absolutely normal. They are called "Femoral pores" males and females both have these, males are usually a little more distinct and tend to protrude more than females.