Bluetongueskink with skin problems, help!!

[stuipr]

Hello All,

I am from the Netherland and have problem with my skink.

Sorry it is in english!

He has some strange pickles on his Skin, problems with his legs (shaking) en dous not eat (only forced).

Does someone have seen this problem?

Please help, already bin to the vet.

[black-eye]

Hello,

I myself am not very familiar with the family of skinks and have never seen a disease pattern exactly like the posted, but the pictures seem to conclude to a very serious sort of parasitic affection (would suggest some kind of mange mite) and/or sepsis (I don't know if blue tongue skinks got a reddish bottom, but Gunther Köhler names reddish discolored scales and reddish discolored scale blanks as symptoms of sepsis, caused by bacteria infestation (Krankheiten der Amphibien und Reptilien, 1996)).

The skink body overall looks a bit deformed. You wrote it does not eat itself,... does it defecate?

What was the diagnosis of the veterinarian? Is he experienced to medicate reptiles?
What are the terms of keeping?


Greetings,
Dennis


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