Stuck Shed and Injuries??

[SwervesBar]

Hello all,

Been a while since I've been here but I'm back with some Pancake problems again.

So just to start off I keep my 10 month old beardie in a 75 gallon under a SolarGlo mercury all-in-one bulb 160 w (I think that's the big one?) It's a UVB bulb but the mercury is what creates the heat. With baths normally twice a week, calcium dusted salads, dubia roaches, multivitamins, and no other beardies housed in the enclosure. I have new UVB strip lights coming in because I'm wondering if the light had something to do with this.

Anyways.

Pancake has had these two patches of shed; on his mid-tail and arm where he had old injuries. The shed has been on there for a week now, maybe even longer. On his hand he's had two bizarre injuries where the scales look like they were actually scraped with some light bleeding. I have a few images here, taken last night.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/538199322202996737/573369770943184896/20190501_234037.jpg

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/538199322202996737/573370052854808576/20190501_234523.jpg

And then here's a picture from just half an hour ago a day later:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/538199322202996737/573623273041166367/20190502_161804.jpg

I'm going to give him 2-3 baths everyday and put pure coconut oil on the areas before bed...

But-- I've never had a beardie before and I still feel like a total noob. Am i overreacting??? Is this just a normal shed that is taking a little while? I see his back leg is starting to change color too... And at what point do I say; It's time to see the vet???


Thank you ;;

 

[Aaradimian]

I didn't see anything unusual in the pictures. Shedding does take a while. One of mine just shed on his back and it took maybe 2-3 weeks.

 

[SwervesBar]

I didn't see anything unusual in the pictures. Shedding does take a while. One of mine just shed on his back and it took maybe 2-3 weeks.

You didn't? Well he's got this really weird looking almost puncture wound on his hand and two long cuts, then a ripped scale on the inside of his finer =/ I try to examine his paw and he starts flinching it away rapidly like he's in pain ; Hissed at me once too.

 

[CooperDragon]

I see the crack in the hand. It may just be shed related dry/cracking skin. You might try putting some plain aloe over the area to help moisturize it a bit and see if that helps it flex a bit and shed more easily. Once the area is shed, keep a close eye on it for signs of injury post shed.