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Protruding dots on underside
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[QUOTE="Spider8ait1994, post: 2041855, member: 101939"] Definitely femoral pores. These are pores linked to glands that produce a waxy substance which is used as a scent marker. Normally as a dragon moves about this waxy substance will scrape off onto rougher surfaces and deposit the dragons unique scent. In the case of dragons that may not be as active for one reason o another or who don’t have any rougher surfaces in their enclosure this waxy substance can build up and harden and end up plugging up these pores. When that happens you’ll see the surrounding area looks swollen and it may feel like there’s a firm lump under the skin and/or visible protrusions like those wind up kids crayons. Definitely don’t squeeze them out yourself because that can introduce bacteria or result in bleeding as it is generally a very vascular area (meaning there’s a lot of blood vessels present that can be damaged) You can address this by providing rough surfaces in the enclosure such as textured logs or something like a bit of sandstone and giving the dragon a soak in warm water to soften these plugs. You can also use a soft bristled toothbrush at that stage to give a very gentle scrub which can help to clear away the softened plugs. If none of this seems to be working and the swelling and protrusions are continuing to get worse a vet trip would be in order to have them cleared out in a safe sterile environment. [/QUOTE]
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