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Tegu missing scale problem

Obitomadness

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Just rescued this tegu not to long ago but he seems to be missing a scale and it doesn’t look to good , does anyone know what this is and if it serious ?
 

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TheTeguNovice

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IMO it looks like an injury of some sort, possibly a burn. However your tegu is still really young which means with healthy feeding and after a few sheds that should go away.
 

Obitomadness

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IMO it looks like an injury of some sort, possibly a burn. However your tegu is still really young which means with healthy feeding and after a few sheds that should go away
IMO it looks like an injury of some sort, possibly a burn. However your tegu is still really young which means with healthy feeding and after a few sheds that should go away.
Oh alright, thank you
 

Debita

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I agree with Titsuda - it looks like it's already healing. Glad you got to rescue him/her. Looks like it needs some TLC.
 

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