Juvi Tegu Hand Problem??

[deathrowdevil]

Hello everyone. I am typing this in a panic because I just noticed my tegu's hand looks damaged. It has been totally fine and this seems very sudden. They look almost curled or hurt? But I asked everyone in my house and there have been no incidents that should cause an injury. Does this look like some sort of rot? He doesn't want to put a lot of pressure on it and he often holds it up. Is there anything I can do to help? He is about 6 months old, eating fine, etc. Really this seems like it came out of nowhere so I am terrified.

 

[Josh]

Looks like maybe it was crushed or the shed restricted blood flow? Hard to tell from the photos I'm sorry

 

[Debita]

So sorry - I was thinking he bent it trying to get out, and/or fell on it. It looks like he's having shed probs, so maybe Josh is right. The photo is really off-color, and it's hard to tell if he has a bad sore or something up his arm toward the shoulder? The juveniles climb and climb to find a way out - also they try over and over to pry their glass doors open. Maybe he got it caught in that....wouldn't surprise me.

 

[IrieRogue]

It looks like stuck shed to me. It can definitely appear to come out of nowhere. I would begin dousing that foot in vitamin E oil, increase the humidity to at least 80%, and soak him twice daily in a mild iodine solution (the color of a lightly steeped black tea) to soften the skin. You can help remove it as it softens and peels. It is also possible that there is some sort of injury, but to me this looks like a shed issue. Good luck, praying for the little cherub

 

[Debita]

I believe that the bent fingers are from some sort of impact and likely have nothing to do with shed. The patch by the shoulder looks like a shed problem. Good product to try is Puriya Wonder Balm (Amazon). It's expensive, but has worked well for my male for different issues. Way cheaper than a vet bill. But - if that shoulder patch starts to grow, I'd get him to the vet. Hard to tell by the photo, but it doesn't look good.