Tail Swollen?

[Stygma]

The base of my Dragon's tail looks buldged and swollen. The skin from the base of the tail to the tip is pale like she's going to shed. Its been a long time since her last shed, so its not impossible. I'm just worried as to the buldge in the tail. It doesn't seem to cause her any pain when I touch it, and she's acting normal.

Any ideas?

 

[pscaulkins]

Can you post a picture of the swollen area?

 

[Stygma]

You can see the buldge just where the tail starts to go pale.

 

[brunoboy]

Your beardie is okay. That 'bulge' is actually a normal place for beardies to store fat. Is he/she eating ok?

 

[pscaulkins]

That looks like just a normal tail. They do have a fat pads at the base of the tail. I could not see swelling. With the tail shedding, that is telling me it's growing maybe not longer but wider also. Like the previous poster asked, is she eating okay?

 

[Stygma]

The same as usual, really. That picture is kind of crappy. If it were fat stores, what would make it appear overnight? The day before I noticed it, her looked normal. Less than 24 hours and it looks all fat and swollen.

 

[brunoboy]

As long as she is eating ok and doesn't show any unusual signs----like being very lethargic----I'd say, don't worry about it. I can't think of anything else it could be other then fat storage. What are you feeding her and how often do you feed?