Hey,
I noticed several days ago that my baby beardie was sort of "flailing" one of her arms in the air from time to time, and trying not to put one of her claws down on her basking log. I took her out and looked at the claw and it looked like one of the toes had been nibbled on or cut up. One or two of the other toes also had similar marks on them, and I noticed she also might be about to shed (but I don't think retained shed causes red-coloration - this looked like some of her scales were actually bitten off : /) She eats in a separate tank, so she only spends about 30 minutes with the crickets, but I made the assumption that the crickets were nibbling on her, and so I began researching dubia, and bought the essentials for starting a colony and also ordered a separate batch as feeders, they'll be here Friday!
But the problem is, the toe seemed to be healing up alright, but now it's not mobile like the others on that foot. She moves around just as much as normal, but I've noticed that even when she climbs, it just kind of stays in one position. I can bend it without her appearing in any sort of pain, but it's worrying me - what if it falls off? : /
Her appetite has slowed, but did around the time of her last shed as well (due to stress, I assume). I removed a piece of shed from her nostril earlier this evening to ensure she was under the least amount of stress possible - but this one stiff toe is worrying me. Most of the other toes have healed except for one that appears red/missing scales again - what is going on? Is she biting at her feet to try and remove the shed or what? (I don't see any more shed on her feet, though) I've been giving her baths 1-2 times a day to try and make it easier, basking temps are a normal ~105... is there anything I can do for her?
Thanks
I noticed several days ago that my baby beardie was sort of "flailing" one of her arms in the air from time to time, and trying not to put one of her claws down on her basking log. I took her out and looked at the claw and it looked like one of the toes had been nibbled on or cut up. One or two of the other toes also had similar marks on them, and I noticed she also might be about to shed (but I don't think retained shed causes red-coloration - this looked like some of her scales were actually bitten off : /) She eats in a separate tank, so she only spends about 30 minutes with the crickets, but I made the assumption that the crickets were nibbling on her, and so I began researching dubia, and bought the essentials for starting a colony and also ordered a separate batch as feeders, they'll be here Friday!
But the problem is, the toe seemed to be healing up alright, but now it's not mobile like the others on that foot. She moves around just as much as normal, but I've noticed that even when she climbs, it just kind of stays in one position. I can bend it without her appearing in any sort of pain, but it's worrying me - what if it falls off? : /
Her appetite has slowed, but did around the time of her last shed as well (due to stress, I assume). I removed a piece of shed from her nostril earlier this evening to ensure she was under the least amount of stress possible - but this one stiff toe is worrying me. Most of the other toes have healed except for one that appears red/missing scales again - what is going on? Is she biting at her feet to try and remove the shed or what? (I don't see any more shed on her feet, though) I've been giving her baths 1-2 times a day to try and make it easier, basking temps are a normal ~105... is there anything I can do for her?
Thanks