Betty53218
Hatchling Member
Smaug just developed a darkening on the end of his tail in the last couple of days. It is only dark on one side. There was an injury to it a few years ago, hence the small bend at the end of it. It healed up very well. Last spring I noticed a white ring near the tip. It looked like a stuck shed, so I was putting cocoa butter on it. He went into brumation in June, and it still hadn’t changed. After he woke up in September, I started putting cocoa butter on it again occasionally. The very tip of his tail looks a little dried out also. He has had no recent incidents to his tail. Could this be tail rot? Just as a precaution, I have started putting Neosporin and soaking it in Bedadine solution. It doesn’t seem to bother him at all. No tenderness. Maybe a slight swelling though. His vet is in Milwaukee which is 200 miles away from me, so I’m trying to self treat before I go that route.