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So I have a intresting question about the toenail of my dragon (Frank)

Wat

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He doesn't seem to be in any pain or anything and there was no blood. But an accident occured and I didn't catch on quick enough but baisically on his back toenail (the thumb like one that's seperate from the other ones) the "black" part of the nail is just gone the "white/living" part is still there. So my main thing is will the "black/ dead" part of the nail grow back? I feel really bad but I never has any intent to do that it was just bath time to go poop and it just sorta happend. Thanks to anyone that answers or suggest help for now I have put a baind aid on him in a way where he can still walk but covers that part for my mental safe keeping. ( I will buy cotton balls and make a custom thing tomorrow when I go to the store).
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Looks exactly like this nail but its just the live tissue there.
 

Wat

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I don't have pics right now but I'll post tomorrow as I feel bad and I just want to leave him alone after that happend.
 

Noella

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Don't feel bad. It's an accident. I haven't done any cutting of my boy's nails. It may grow back. @PatsyB may have some insight.
 

PatsyB

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He should be fine. Mine were always losing toenails sometimes I never noticed until way after it happened. Just clean it with some diluted betadine, no need to cover it. It may or may not grow back. Mine always seemed to grow back.

One time cutting my girl Dexter’s nails I saw the blood run out of the quick and thought it was weird then realized I had accidentally cut the quick. She was fine. I just cleaned it and it didn’t even bother her.
 

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