Jeremy Hodges
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So I noticed this morning that a toenail on my big guy was cut off pretty far. Its not all the way off but about 60% of the nail is gone along with the black part on the top of the nail. When I was cleaning it, it did start to bleed. I rushed my fella to the bath tub and cleaned it off, put some iodine and some triple antibiotic on it. He is sleeping in the living room with me so Im making sure no dirt from his cage gets in the wound.
Ive read conflicting statements on if the nail will grow back or not. I have a blue tongue skink that was a rescue and had a nail in a similar situation and grew back fine, so I was just wondering.
It does not seem to be infected and I have no idea how it broke off. I do let him outside everyday and sometimes he walks on the concrete patio, but his last shed was great and he gets two baths a day along with a always running humidifier in his closet, so I dont think its due to humidity. We do have some thick carpet but he's never had any problem with a stuck nail.
Sorry for the bad images, he's sleeping under his bed.
Ive read conflicting statements on if the nail will grow back or not. I have a blue tongue skink that was a rescue and had a nail in a similar situation and grew back fine, so I was just wondering.
It does not seem to be infected and I have no idea how it broke off. I do let him outside everyday and sometimes he walks on the concrete patio, but his last shed was great and he gets two baths a day along with a always running humidifier in his closet, so I dont think its due to humidity. We do have some thick carpet but he's never had any problem with a stuck nail.
Sorry for the bad images, he's sleeping under his bed.