Thanks for replying, jburokas.

I'm sorry for not giving better details, I know better than that, I just plain left out somethings.

Some meat came out of the bump at first, followed by infectious-looking fluid. The chunk of meat was an off white color & about the size of a pencil eraser, maybe a tad bigger. Yes, it was meat because I could see it's composition, almost like chicken, and there's a depression in his back where the abscess was.

There's also a small hole in his skin but it's not leaking fluid anymore and appears to be sealed with drying blood. He's laying ontop of the dirt and not tried to go back into his hiding hole. I'm going to place a small box or something for him to get into so he'll stay ontop of the dirt instead and getting into it for the next few days, at least.

I noticed that yesterday and today he basked more than unusual & I thought it was weird but I don't know if it has anything to do with the abscess or not.

I consider this my first major crisis with just over a year of keeping monitors and it bothers me to know end. I appreciate your help!

Take care!
HH
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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
Appalachian American

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