Uro no more spikey tail...

[1Riotmaker7]

So I got a Uro about 3weeks-1month ago. I got him from a lady who really had no idea what she was doing with him just bought him for the hell of it. Well when I got him I noticed his tail needed to shed really bad. So iv soaked it a few times but havent touched it besides that. Then I saw her the other day and asked her how long his tail has been like that her answer is as long as she can remember and she has had him for two years, or her and her friend have. So I soaked his tail for around 20-30mins today and started rubbing it....it all just started coming off, alot of what I was rubbing off was just rott, shed, rotted skin. Its all off now or at least most of it. His tail is soft and most the spikes had rotted off. Is there anything I should be doing for him to help it heal?


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[snakegirl]

that looks like really bad tail rot if i had to guess. from what i was told uro's shouldn't be soaked that much, and if they are they need to be dried off very well. the water could be making it worse..i would go to the vet.

 

[1Riotmaker7]

He got dried off very well the only part of him that was soaked was his tail. I will be taking him to the vet when I get my check tomorrow

 

[JordanAng420]

Definately some type of dermatological issue going on there...just to give you an idea of a couple tests I would have run while you're at the vet: skin scraping (to look for exoparasites) and a fungal culture. It may simply be the fact that he's had retained shed covering his tail for so long, but it's a good idea to rule out other stuff first. Let us know what the Doc says, i'm curious!