Tail rot.

[Shimoo]

Hello, my little girl is going through her shed and half way through it appeared she got some tail rot, toward the end of her tail had always been a darker colour and i had noticed a little black dot that never changed, then one day i came down and about 1 cm of the end of her tail was black and dead basically, (Ill try to get a macro picture of it) Its very thin and looks like its been burnt basically. I was going to treat it in betadine because alot of things seem to recommend that, Has anyone got any advice? Will the dead bit end up falling off after treatment or always be there? Thanks! The rest of her tail looks healthy (Not dark)

She has always also had a slight kink in the tail at the end, a little bit of it was always bent at about a 45 degree angle, if the shed killed it how do i treat it? Thanks

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Pictures would definitely help out. A lot of dragons tend to have tail issues, the tips do have a
difficult time shedding off sometimes. Does the area seem to be infected, or has it just dried up
& starting to fall off?
You can use a diluted betadine solution on it to clean it then some raw, unpasteurized honey or
antibiotic ointment to put on the area in case it is raw or looking infected.
I am glad that the rest of the tail looks healthy thankfully. Is she eating normally?

Let us know how she is doing.
Tracie

 

[Shimoo]

Hello,

Pictures would definitely help out. A lot of dragons tend to have tail issues, the tips do have a
difficult time shedding off sometimes. Does the area seem to be infected, or has it just dried up
& starting to fall off?
You can use a diluted betadine solution on it to clean it then some raw, unpasteurized honey or
antibiotic ointment to put on the area in case it is raw or looking infected.
I am glad that the rest of the tail looks healthy thankfully. Is she eating normally?

Let us know how she is doing.
Tracie

Hey thanks tracie, it doesnt look raw, as far as i know it doesnt loom infected, it isnt yellow or goopy like that its just black looks dead, it doesnt seem to be moving up the tail... I am gonna treat it with some betadine. Will the dead bit fall off by itself?

Pictures will be coming... The macro camera on my phone is really bad its all blury

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Yes, the dead & dried out portion on the tail should eventually fall off assuming there is no
infection. That is good news it doesn't seem to be traveling upwards on his tail.
Let us know ow things are going.

Tracie