Skin issues

Xeikeness · #1 (**permalink**) 01-28-2007, 12:10 AM

My Uro was a rescue, and has a pretty impressive scar on it's back from a a lamp light being too close to it's basking spot.(Not a heat light, a regular bulb, like you have lighting your dining room or living room lamp)

yeah, the heat on the spot was hot enough, but the rest of the poor thing's cage was freezing, so for the few months these people had him, he stayed under the light. As a result, he has a giant scar. he also has some stuck shed going down half his head and neck.

Any suggestions? I've heard to put vitamin E concentrate on the scar, and any kind of olive/vegetable oil for the stuck shed.

Also, I'm hearing contradictory evidence regarding water for Uros. They're an egyptian lizard, and would only rarely have water available, but in my experience, fresh water constantly available doesn't -hurt-, and you never know when a bit of fresh water is just what the lizard ordered.

Any advice would be lovely.

(He's much chubbier now than he was in the pic, that pic was taken after he started recovering)

Xeikeness · #2 (**permalink**) 01-28-2007, 12:12 AM

Or rather, much more congruently filled out. It's hard to tell that's he's laying as flat as possible in the pic... I forget that the pictures are far less three dimensional than my memory.

Aaron_NSBM · #3 (**permalink**) 01-28-2007, 12:12 AM

I cant help you but man I feel bad for the poor guy! I hope the old owners got their butts kicked!

Xeikeness · #4 (**permalink**) 01-28-2007, 12:15 AM

I wish I could have kicked their butts. But if I'd tried I wouldn't have gotten the lizard, you know?

He -was- the last herp they had though, they decided that "scaley things just aren't for us".

Slithers · #5 (**permalink**) 01-28-2007, 12:18 AM

OMG. poor lil guy! Good luck. kudos to you

Aaron_NSBM · #6 (**permalink**) 01-28-2007, 12:18 AM

well thats good! They dont deserve to have them! I am glad he is in a home that will take care of him!!

Aaron_NSBM · #7 (**permalink**) 01-28-2007, 12:20 AM

another thought came to mind...for the stuck shed try shed ease.. I use that on my reptiles when they have a bad shed! always have worked well!

Xeikeness · #8 (**permalink**) 01-28-2007, 12:22 AM

Thanks... Oh, that reminds me for some weird reason-

when he first came to me, he wouldn't eat anything except crickets, blatantly refusing anything that was green, leafy, or even vaguely vegetable/fruit-like. Now he's on a mostly vegetable routine, with crix being weeded out. Still, his little heart jumps whenever I put crickets in, and he's more active then than at any other time.

I feel bad for trying to wean him off crix... But, as with everything else revolving around Uro's, the area of nutrition is highly convoluted as well. Anyone have first-hand experience with this?

Xeikeness · #9 (**permalink**) 01-28-2007, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by northstarboasandmore

another thought came to mind...for the stuck shed try shed ease.. I use that on my reptiles when they have a bad shed! always have worked well!

Can I get that at any pet store, or would I have to special order it?

Aaron_NSBM · #10 (**permalink**) 01-28-2007, 12:53 AM

I got mine at a local pet store..that reminds me that I need to get some more..should be able to pick it up at petco or any reptile store...

Yungair23 · #11 (**permalink**) 01-28-2007, 04:16 PM

I too feel sorry for this Uro. Does it effect him at all? I have a feeling it is caused from the to excessive amount of animals protein. Like a fat build up on the skin. Or it's a healed burn and the white is the scar tissue. All i have to say is its i need of a serious vet appointment ASAP....

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