Fungal/Bacterial Infection
I'm back.....again.
We've got a young red tegu in the shop who came in with the same thing as the last one and maybe some of the more seasoned 'gu owners here can help me unravel the mystery. About a year ago I had a red come in with some yellowing to his scales and a very tough time shedding. After a vet visit it was deemed bacterial and fungal and he was treated daily for one month with silver sulfadiazine and miconosol, while disinfecting his no humidity hospital tank after each treatment (twice a day). He cleared up and is great!
Then three months later we received another tegu with the same problem. We've been through the round of treatments twice now, and I'm about to start a third, but this poor guy hasn't had a good clean shed in over six months. Appetite is still fantastic, he's been growing and seems fine but this skin problem is a real kicker. Could it be genetic? Has anyone else heard of anything like this?
I'll post some pictures when I get into the shop this morning. Thanksabunch!
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