What wrong with his scales?

Status
Not open for further replies.

Baller3018

New member
111946-4233550942.jpg

We got him today and I started noticing stuck shed and I think some pulled nails? But I have no clue what this is on his belly. Any way I can help him?

The scales look like they are under stuck shed and caved in on themselves. It’s like the scales are holes now. Kinda like honeycomb
 

Drache613

BD.org Sicko
Staff member
Moderator
Hello,

It looks like essentially old or dry scales that will eventually shed off. You can give a few
warm baths to see if that helps out the scales. They may be retained perhaps, which is a
common occurrence. If the scales are a little dry, you could put some coconut oil on the
scales to moisturize them a little bit.
Are his nails curved, or did he lose a couple of nails?

Tracie
 

AHBD

BD.org Sicko
His nails are fine, they can become a little crooked or even get totally dislodged sometimes from their jumping around.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Members online

No members online now.

Latest resources

Latest posts

Latest profile posts

Day 3 of brumation. It's a struggle. I really miss my little guy. 😔
Mirage entered brumation yesterday, I'm gonna miss hanging out with my little guy.
Getting ready for another day. Feeling sleepy. 😴
I just walked into my room and instead of looking at me, Swordtail's eyes darted directly to the ice cream drumstick I'm holding
Finally replaced Swordtail's substrate

Forum statistics

Threads
156,088
Messages
1,257,611
Members
76,073
Latest member
Dangky4gviettel
Top Bottom