Hi all! My baby beardie (he’s actually 6 yrs) is a male named Reptar.
He has a normal 40 gallon enclosure with a basking light ranging from 75 watts to 125 watts (vet recently suggested upping this to avoid brumation). He eats mostly mealworms and an assortment of veggies with dusting of calcium and multivitamin. His humidity and heat are all within the normal range and there has been mo major changes in his environment, feeding or heat.
However, a few weeks ago he starting to do what looked like shedding. I didn’t think much of the loose skin until it started to actually gather fluid under the loose skin. We went to an emergency vet that specializes in reptiles. She suggested upping his temp as me might be under stress from wanting to brumate. After going home with a topical treatment and a series of 7 antibiotic shots, he has seen some improvement.
I would call it breaking even. The spots have gotten worse - I would describe them as blisters at this point and this under the skin redness has expanded through his neck and upper arm region. The anti-biotic is helping with his energy levels as he is moving more normally, swimming in the bath and eating. However, the coloring of the blisters is super concerning. Please see attached!
He has a normal 40 gallon enclosure with a basking light ranging from 75 watts to 125 watts (vet recently suggested upping this to avoid brumation). He eats mostly mealworms and an assortment of veggies with dusting of calcium and multivitamin. His humidity and heat are all within the normal range and there has been mo major changes in his environment, feeding or heat.
However, a few weeks ago he starting to do what looked like shedding. I didn’t think much of the loose skin until it started to actually gather fluid under the loose skin. We went to an emergency vet that specializes in reptiles. She suggested upping his temp as me might be under stress from wanting to brumate. After going home with a topical treatment and a series of 7 antibiotic shots, he has seen some improvement.
I would call it breaking even. The spots have gotten worse - I would describe them as blisters at this point and this under the skin redness has expanded through his neck and upper arm region. The anti-biotic is helping with his energy levels as he is moving more normally, swimming in the bath and eating. However, the coloring of the blisters is super concerning. Please see attached!
