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Can anyone identify the cause of these white areas on the back of a young peach throat I have? I have had this on other monitors. I am unable to find out what causes this. There is no evidence of anything else, just the spreading white areas on the back.

The largest one is outlined in red.

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Campti Sam

Hi it`s very difficult to diagnose from photos, if the animal hasn`t rubbed the areas (which I don`t imagine it did), possibly a fungal or bacterial infection, best to see a vet, if that is the problem, hopefully not too hard to treat successfully.

Hi again, I noticed the monitor`s shedding, can you take a pic of the area when the skin`s shed? Thanks!

The animal has shed recently, you can see older skin still presant posterior to the discoloration.

Where I live is so remote I am a four hour drive to any vets who could do anything with a herp (i.e, LSU vet school at Baton Rouge). That is why I am hoping some one has seen and treated this before.

They don't treat herps where I live. They kill'em.
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Campti Sam

You don`t need an exotics vet to treat it if it is a fungal or bacterial infection, I`m pretty sure any vet may be able to do something to help?
It wouldn`t hurt to wipe it with a diluted iodine solution, maybe 50 to 1 ( 50 water to 1 part iodine. You mention your other monitors have, or had the same thing, that being the case, it`s obviously contageous (or was that at a different time?

Two things, First, I would like to see a pic of the whole monitor. Its a very odd peachie, at least from the picture.

Also, it could be a lite burn. of course could bes are a dime a dozen. But I would take a look at it from that perspective.

If it is a burn, it would harden up and scab out. Good luck with your monitor.

Sam
They look like thermo burns to me.
It looks as though they are healed or healing (no red irritated or scabed skin).
Jobiensis are in my experience with this species sensitive to burns.
If you have a proper basking site this will not happen.
Keeping ambient temps up 85 to 90 degrees through out the enclosure will help them maintain a good body temp thus reducing the time spent under a basking site.
Your basking site should be large enough to completely cover the body of your Monitor.
It looks very dry as well.

Could you post a photo or two of your enclosure, or at least explain your ambient temps and basking sites along with your humidity levels.
We could better help you with this information.
Mike

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Mike's Monitors!

Hi, Mike:

Here's the image. Yes the moisture fluctuates as does the temp. The basking site is around 100 F. The tank is a 20 gal. I got this animal small. I had no idea they would burn themselves basking when they can't come into contact with the lamp. I have had her in there for close to a year.

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Campti Sam

Sam
Please don't take this the wrong way...I really want to help!
Your setup sucks for Varanid husbandry!!

Where to start, your top does not hold humidity. No proper hides.
Too small of cage. cypress mulch is not a good substrate.

To improve your husbandry you'll need to build a nice enclosure. Commercially available enclosures are of no use.
Change out your substrate, add some good hides on the cool side and warm side, improve your basking and ambient temps along with your humidity.
This is a START!

E-mail me and I will forward some husbandry and breeding info for you.
I would post it here but don't know how to.

This enclosure is the bare minimum for a pair of adult Jobiensis.
It measures 8'L, 3'W, 5'H.
Mike

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Mike's Monitors!

Hi, Mike:

Well, that was intended to be a nursery cage.

I have other monitors in other set-ups. They vary with the animals' size and my resources.

I don't doubt you are way ahead of me with jobiensis husbandry.

But, I am hoping you can help me with this little lizard's problem. What should I do now? What bedding do you suggest? What max and min temps?

I would love to see any and all info you have on any aspect of monitor husbandry at all.

Thanks for your help!

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Campti Sam

Sam
Again if you email me I will send you all the info your looking for.
Nice looking Monitor!
Mike
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Mike's Monitors!