Everyone, meet Tuck. DUW

[russman]

Well, the bluey addiction has set in. I noticed on the classifieds that there were free babies being given away, so I jumped on the chance and drove down there (from PA) to snag one. They were all so cute, it was a hard choice, but in the end I chose the runt. I think he's beautiful, and he's really laid back.

I have a couple of concerns though, that I would like y'all to take a look at and let me know what you think. First, he has some stuck shed on his head, which I'm not worried about, but one of the scales seems damaged further down than just the surface.. hopefully the picture will show it better than I can tell it. Also, he's got a lip scale on both sides of his mouth that kind of droops. It looks like he bit down on a metal rod or something and it kinda damaged his lower lip.. you be the judge. One last thing that I'm most concerned about is a patch under his chin where the scales seem to have worn away. Anyway, without further ado, here's Tuck:





This picture shows the stuck shed and the damaged scale:


And here's the funky lip:


And finally the patch under his chin:

I left one large so you could see the detail better:

[russman]

UPDATE: After a warm bath last night and some wet paper towel rubbing, and another today, the stuck shed came right off, but the scale is still damaged underneath.. not too bad though.

[LittleFoot]

congrats on the new baby. The damaged scale will probably be fine after a couple more sheds.

[JWSR]

I could be wrong Russ, but on the large pic, it looks to me to be a burn just healed or in the process of healing. There doesn't appear to be any infection. Is the area moist or dry? Wash your finger with alcohol before touching it. If it's moist, cotton swab a thin film of neosporin on it a couple times a day until it heals up well.

Edit: Forgot to say, very good looking skink!

[russman]

Thanks Jerry, I will check on the moistness factor ASAP.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention.. he's a Northern/IJ mix.

[JWSR]

I could definitely see IJ in him, especially the head.

[mom22wins]

Hey Russman! I guess you found a use for your spare cage after all! I think he's a handsome fellow.

[russman]

Hey Russman! I guess you found a use for your spare cage after all! I think he's a handsome fellow.

Well yeah, extra space is a justification for a new bluey anyday! Especially a free one!

[Funda]

Tuck looks beautiful, i love his patterns
Great to hear that the shed came off
Hopefully those scales under his chin get better!

Thanks for sharing mate

f.C

[Tattoo]

Well ... that's a face everyone's mother can love. Tuck is terriffic!