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So, as he has been named Mr T, is doing so much better it is unbelievable!
Here is my previous thread:
http://www.tegutalk.com/showthread.php?tid=8755#axzz1Vs6bON4S
I have attached the pictures of what he looks like now at the bottom.
He had recently went through a shed, while his body...
He has been to two vets already, one was an exotic vet near my home that was a complete waste of time. Another was one a little further out that wasn't completely sure so they gave me the card and location for a better reptile vet. It is going to be about a 6-7 hour drive if I do end up taking...
Ok, so I have my guy that I took from the animal shelter I volunteer set up and he is doing a lot better! He has the proper husbandry now, especially humidity and the front half of his face shed completely off.
This is what he looked like before:
And I have attached more pictures of him...
We are just feeding him some rats, well on his way to recovery. I think I am going to have to keep him.... Thank you all so much for the tips, I am so glad he is doing better!
Thank you all so much for the help, he is already looking 100 times better. I have him set up in a big enclosure next to my other b/w tegu with a big water tub and nice basking rock.
I have been using antibacterial disinfected, vitamin e oil, and cream on his head every day while letting him...
Just so long as there isn't any open wounds I am fine with it! Shedding with be a major issue I am assuming in the future though....
I went and brought him to my house, I have him set up in a kennel for the night. He had a soak, disinfected his head and put some cream on and we will see how he...
Thank you so much for the help... I am going to see how he improves in a few weeks and if nothing then I will take him to a different vet outside my city. Any more suggestions are welcome!
He apparently lived in a glass tank tank before, the bad areas are very very rough! The rest of his body looks fine, just the top of his head. We are going to keep an eye on him. Do you think we could use something like polysporin on his head?
I put some antibiotics and vitamin E oil on it already, I am going to phone the shelter and tell them I will keep him with me until he gets better so he can get the proper attention for his skin that he needs.
I volunteer at an local animal rescue and take care of most of the reptiles as well as a few other animals when I am in. Anyways, a argentine b/w tegu was brought in today, and my goodness its skin on its head is horrible.
It looks like the actual scales are going to peel off, never mind...
I have been looking at many different argentine B/W Tegus in photos and real life, and I noticed there was a significant different in color in some of them compared to others.
Some of the white on them is almost blinding, but I have seen others with very dull almost yellowish white markings...