My beardie, Blaze, has had dark brown spots on his abdomen and inside of his legs, for about a month now. He is eating, basking and overall behavior have been very good. He doesn't act as though he is in pain from the spots. I was able to remove some shed that was on those spots. As a side question, I have never seen Blaze or my other Beardie, Ralphie, shed on their heads, is this normal?
Thank you for all the help you may give!
justsayin0369
Hi there, first time poster. How long have you had Blaze + Ralphie ? I like the names, I have a fireskink named Blaze. Do you have pics of the tank ?
Anyway I'm very suspicious that those spots are fungal, sometimes it can be quite dangerous. For now you can swab the area with a betadine/water solution and after it dries put some Lamisil antifungal cream on it. Keep the dragons away from each other [ if housed together set up another tank ASAP ] don't even bathe them in the same place. BTW, don't pick any shed or scabs, that can damage new skin that's underneath. Keep the tank clean , you can buy F10 reptile safe disinfectant for best results. Hope to hear a positive update in the future but be aware that a fungal infection can be extremely serious .
Thank you so much for replying! Blaze and Ralphie do not share tanks. They are roughly around 4 months old now. We bought them from a pet store on June 7th,2019, and again I am guessing they were right around 6 weeks old when we bought them. I am a first-time beardie owner, and I did a lot of research on how to care for them before I bought them, but I am afraid I am doing something wrong in their husbandry. Ralphie shows no signs of the possible fungus, as I was not thinking and I used the same tub to bathe them in.
I will start the betadine/water solution tonight. I went and bought some already If I read correctly I use enough betadine to make the water the color of tea?
I am including a picture of Blaze's tank.
Thank you again,
justsayin0369