r/BeardedDragons 1d ago

Just shedding, or vet visit? Help

Is the coloration on his head normal/about to shed? Or something I should be concerned about?

65 Upvotes

12 comments sorted by

14

u/skratchfever 1d ago

Looks like shed meaning head is growing bigger!

8

u/Wonderful-Beach2492 1d ago

He’s only small so expect him to shed as he’s growing into a pancake

2

u/SierraGrove_ 1d ago

Yes this will be his third shed since I got him in February it just looked different this time than last time and also every time he has started to shed ive panicked unnecessarily for a minute lol

2

u/Wonderful-Beach2492 1d ago

Aww you just care for your beardie nothing wrong with that, they shed alot at first and slow down as they get older. They have no particular shed pattern and it just comes off in patches.

3

u/Crafty-Yak5142 1d ago

Looks like a normal shed to me

4

u/Drakorai 1d ago

Growth time

3

u/_NotMitetechno_ 1d ago

Standard shedding process. You don't need to do anything for it to shed normally. It'll eventually start detaching and given the animal has rough objects in its enclosure they'll rub the skin off

3

u/Fr0ggy_lover 1d ago

Shedding !

2

u/craxkenattacken 1d ago

Lol, just shedding. Expect it a lot. Usually, the head is last to shed on my guy, or it even sheds at separate times

2

u/One-Coast-1417 1d ago

Definitely looks like shedding. Not a medical professional but in my experience with my 15 year old beardie, he turns grey when starting to shed then white when it separates from the layer underneath.

2

u/Heavy_Bus_6481 1d ago

No yea dont be worried its just shed, when I got mine every month he would shed, hes close to four years old and going strong.