White band on the tail.

[Juhsteenuh]

Hey everyone, this is my bearded dragon Boogieman. He’s around 5 years old, and I recently noticed a white band around his tail. When I got back from vacation two days ago, I saw that about a centimeter of his tail seemed to have chipped or dried off. He’s still active, scurrying around the house, but his eating habits are a bit inconsistent—one day he won’t eat, and the next he’ll eat just fine. There’s no blood or pus, just a solid white area, could it be tail rot? Stress? and I’ve never seen anything like this before.

 

[AHBD]

It very well could be . Try to find a good reptile vet that has experience with beardies. Something like this needs amputation up above the white band. Amputation itself is not hard on them at all, with quick recovery.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

He must have had some retained shed somehow, or caught it in between something to make it raw.
A vet should definitely be able to get this taken care of easily. He will be just fine & it's a very simple
procedure.
You could put some raw unpasteurized honey on it, while waiting to get him to a vet.

Tracie