Some background.. I have had 2 AFTs that I rescued from a friend who was not taking proper care of them. They are both male, and had been in the same enclosure for years without any issue. I've had them about 4 years, no problems, no fights, they cuddle and spend all their time together.
Well, I really should have heeded the warnings about housing 2 males, as out of nowhere 2 weeks ago they had a huge fight. Long story short, even with extensive vet care, one of them passed at the vet office. It really was hugely devastating to our family for one of our little buddies to go like this.
The other one fared much better, he had a couple of nicks on his snout and that's about it. We've been giving him betadine soaks every 3rd/4th day, along with a small dab of polysporin.
All seemed fine, wounds are about healed, and out of nowhere he is all of the sudden missing a patch of scales! Please see the attached pic. I don't believe there was any damage to that area from the fight, which is what has me concerned.
I really don't want to go in to details, but I am not very trusting of our local herp vet. I do feel like my other AFT may have lived with better care, as he was not housed properly at the vet office. I really don't want to take my other one there and risk losing him.
Any thoughts?? It doesn't look like 'scale rot', or damage. It looks like the scales just literally fell off. Please see attached pics.
Enclosure is a 20-long, substrate is eco-earth, with heat mats, one side is 92, other side is about 70 measured via IR and remote thermometers. Has a humid box with soaked paper towels. I've removed the humid box once I saw the missing scales, I'm concerned maybe it's too humid for him.
He has been under a lot of stress lately, as we moved him to another enclosure hoping his brother would make it through surgery. Then once his brother passed we moved him back to his original setup.
Thanks all
Well, I really should have heeded the warnings about housing 2 males, as out of nowhere 2 weeks ago they had a huge fight. Long story short, even with extensive vet care, one of them passed at the vet office. It really was hugely devastating to our family for one of our little buddies to go like this.
The other one fared much better, he had a couple of nicks on his snout and that's about it. We've been giving him betadine soaks every 3rd/4th day, along with a small dab of polysporin.
All seemed fine, wounds are about healed, and out of nowhere he is all of the sudden missing a patch of scales! Please see the attached pic. I don't believe there was any damage to that area from the fight, which is what has me concerned.
I really don't want to go in to details, but I am not very trusting of our local herp vet. I do feel like my other AFT may have lived with better care, as he was not housed properly at the vet office. I really don't want to take my other one there and risk losing him.
Any thoughts?? It doesn't look like 'scale rot', or damage. It looks like the scales just literally fell off. Please see attached pics.
Enclosure is a 20-long, substrate is eco-earth, with heat mats, one side is 92, other side is about 70 measured via IR and remote thermometers. Has a humid box with soaked paper towels. I've removed the humid box once I saw the missing scales, I'm concerned maybe it's too humid for him.
He has been under a lot of stress lately, as we moved him to another enclosure hoping his brother would make it through surgery. Then once his brother passed we moved him back to his original setup.
Thanks all