AHBD":1atngua9 said:It still looks O.K, not infected but best to keep him on newspaper or non adhesive shelf liner. The sand can cause some problems there if it has even a slight open wound anywhere and it can make it hard for you to see exactly what the tail looks like at that spot.
phobosdthorga":3mz1p0xa said:AHBD":3mz1p0xa said:It still looks O.K, not infected but best to keep him on newspaper or non adhesive shelf liner. The sand can cause some problems there if it has even a slight open wound anywhere and it can make it hard for you to see exactly what the tail looks like at that spot.
Thank you for the quick response and following advice. Newspaper would just be far too much maintenance for me, sorryI am planning on getting him some playsand from Bunnings next week for the following few weeks as an interim substrate, or if the tiles are cheaply available, those instead. My budget has been kind of overloaded since getting Iggy and I kind of assumed getting all the equipment I have now would do the job for a while; how wrong was I x_x I really should have done more research beforehand.
kingofnobbys":rpeysg9a said:Secondhand wall and floor tiles are fine to use and lots cheaper.
EllenD":1dh3wkap said:Seriously, sand harbors tons of bacteria, fungi, and parasites, and as this is NEVER good, your beardie has an open wound on his tail. If you're worried about tail rot then you absolutely need to keep him on tiles, shelf-liner, newspapers, or paper towels, because you are almost guaranteeing that the end of his tail will become infected if you put him on any type of loose substrate! And once the infection sets in he'll need antibiotics to stop it and the infected portion amputated. You can easily prevent this by using only a solid substrate...
And how are paper towels or newspapers too much work for you? All you do is throw away one when it gets soiled and put down a new one, lol. If you use sand it's a hell of a lot more work because it gets soaked every time they poop on it, all the fluid leaks down into the sand and you have to scoop it all out every single time that happens. And it happens with food too. Showing a photo where the wounded part of his tail that you're worried about becoming infected is completely covered with sand seems counterproductive...
CooperDragon":2l241rpy said:If it keeps constricting, the end may fall off. As long as the end remains closed and healed over, that should be the end of it and no further issue. Having the F10 ointment on hand is good. If you see the end showing raw skin or open wound, apply the ointment until it heals over. A vet visit may not be necessary unless you see darkening or shriveled skin moving up the tail which may indicate infection which would need to be addressed quickly to prevent spread. Tail nips (and finger, toe nips) are unfortunately pretty common with these guys and for the most part they are able to bounce back from it and move on without an issue.
kingofnobbys":12rkajlw said:I'd be more worried about the amount of sand that's getting onto his food dish and being ingested stuck to his food - this is a ticking time bomb despite the claims made by some who should know better at another beardie board.
Make sure to keep the F10 Ointment in the fridge.
Other things that are handy to have on hand are :
a 14G drawing up needle or two
a 1ml , 5ml and 10ml plastic syringes
a bottle of Betadiene (in a few plastic surgical vials)
a tube of Activon (Manuka honey)
a bottle of sterile saline or distilled water.
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