It seems like an almost rubbery texture coming from my uros pores. Can anyone tell me what this is and if it is of concern?
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Discharge from pores?
jwainhause
Dec 24, 2003 10:49 PM
Replies (7)
Sunfox
Dec 25, 2003 10:16 PM
If your uro has reached adulthood, that substance would be used to mark territory. It's perfectly normal.
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1 Mali Uromastyx named Ra
jwainhause
Dec 26, 2003 02:26 AM
Maybe 4 months old
shelley7950
Dec 26, 2003 07:41 AM
is your baby?
jwainhause
Dec 28, 2003 04:27 PM
Ornate
georgio
Dec 26, 2003 11:33 AM
Does it look like this? Here's normal discharge from an adult egyptian:
jwainhause
Dec 28, 2003 04:28 PM
It does look like that - three of them. He's a 4 month old Ornate. Isn't he too young for this?
shelley7950
Dec 29, 2003 08:23 AM
You know, my baby ornate did the same thing at exactly the same age and I was concerned too. I e-mailed Lindsay Pike and he told me it's completely normal for ornate babies...it's called a "comb" and some ornates develop it and some don't...it can involve just the pre-anal pores (which is the case with my baby) or the femoral pores as well...Apparently it has nothing to do with sex; females can develop a comb as well...I will say that with my ornate the comb will wear down and practically disappear, then grow back...So sometimes he has quite a long set of "whistkers" and sometimes practically none...Hope this helps
SR
