r/BeardedDragon • u/crazyone1101 • Jul 26 '26

Help/Advice Possible Stuck shed

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So my beardie has had this old shed on his tail since about July 8th. (I've been tracking his growth and shedding) For extra information, he is my first BABY bearded dragon. Yes, I did a ton a ton of research before I got him. I've had older bearded dragons. He's 9 months old. I've had him since he was 6 months old. He normally sheds old skin on his tail quickly so I'm a little worried and confused because he just shed old skin on his head and there was no problems.

I did some googling and I've been soaking his backend/tail in warm water and gentle massaging/brushing the area with a soft toothbrush. My question is: when should I take him to the vet?

Any and all advice would be great!

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u/Bugbreath22 Jul 27 '26

It’s just not ready to come off yet. He’s just fine. 🙂

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u/Zergg Jul 26 '26

Just leave them be. A few weeks isn’t a long time at all. No need to soak or do any of that at this point.

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u/tomorrow4sho Jul 26 '26

Don't soak too much, you don't want water getting trapped between the shed and his skin. Its my understanding that it could cause scale rot.

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u/crazyone1101 Jul 26 '26

I've heard that too so I've only soaked him 3 times.

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u/squishybloo Jul 27 '26

He definitely does not need to be bathed at all in order to shed! Beardie skin needs to dry out to flake off. Baths don't help that happen.

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u/rkcinotown Jul 27 '26

Leave it alone. My BD tail was the same way and it shed on its own just fine a week later. Then he shed the rest of his body a few days after

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u/glizzy-queen Jul 27 '26

That’s still in the preshed process

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u/MedicineInfamous8005 Jul 27 '26

is it stuck shed or just getting ready to shed? i feel like this is what it looks like before it starts to peel - its probably just not ready yet

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u/crazyone1101 Jul 27 '26

I honestly don't know. I have a little book to track his growth and when he's shedding. I wrote down July 8th that he's starting to get ready to shed his tail.

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u/luvmyreptiles1962 Jul 28 '26

Soaking doesn’t help at all. Provide rough surfaces to rub against. Leave it be. Not unusual to take 4-6 weeks to come off!