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Joined: Jan 21, 2006 Posts: 14 Location: London, England
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:42 pm Post subject: lump on her tail
my tegu has a lump on her tail, its not hard, its soft hence y it is leading me to believe it is just a fatty lump but i thought id see what you guys think. for the first year of her life she wouldnt touch any fruit of veg....believe me i tried but she just wernt interested. she is getting better now but still not eating as much as what i would like. anyways thats what i think it is...anyone have any other ideas?
Joined: Oct 20, 2005 Posts: 270 Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:58 pm Post subject:
It almost looks sort of crooked in a way... is there any chance she might have got some sort of injury that would cause her tail to swell up like that? _________________ Visit www.reptileontario.com
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Joined: Jan 21, 2006 Posts: 14 Location: London, England
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:43 am Post subject:
she broke her tail about 3 months ago. she lets me touch it, it doesnt seem painfull. i did link her tail breaking and the lump as thats when it started being noticable.
If that is where she broke her tail and it is not tender-just leave it alone. Fractures heal with callus (extra tissue and bone around area of bleeding from a break) and it will slowly remodel and decrease in appearance over the months. In humans, it can reduce in size slowly up to a year. For sh**s and giggles you could get vet to xray it, but it is costly on top of the visit.
Joined: Jan 21, 2006 Posts: 14 Location: London, England
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:41 am Post subject:
jb wrote:
Too much protein? are you talking about gout like what iguanas get when they eat animal protein as adults? just curious.
yeh. she broke her tail about 2 inches below wher the lump has actually occured so i do dought it is because of that..o i dont no, i gues if its not painful to her then i should just leave it, worring over nuthing
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