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Incomplete moult

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:28 pm
by Cory
Hi, I'm new at owning lizards (I've one Eastern Blue Tongue, called Aardvark - he's about two years old, and a bit of a cheeky devil). One of his earlier moults was incomplete, leaving him with a hardened darker coloured scale on his upper lip (if they are, indeed, lips). I tried softening it with water, but it wouldn't budge. Recently I noticed that the scale next to it is also become discoloured, and am getting a wee bit concerned. Is this normal? Should I bath the wee critter? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Cory.

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:51 pm
by boonaen
can't answer your question, but i dig the accent!

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:05 pm
by mewzic-7123
how much humidity does ur cage hav? some pics would be ggggreat! :)

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:13 am
by Leigh
Warm water on a soft cloth, a few rubs for a couple of mins should remove it, if not it could be an infection, post a good in focus photo and the pro's will give you an answer

Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:09 pm
by Cory
Hi, thanks for the advice, I'll definately try the warm water/cloth combo :) Unfortunately I'm without a camera at the moment! Cheers, C.