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Now that the new kids have settled for a couple days, I took them each out of the cage for a soak and a full body inspection. In general, they look extremely healthy, but they both had some crud accumulated around the toenails (poo and so forth). Turtle looks fine after removing it. Tank, though, has one toe (one of his "thumbs" ) that is swollen to about twice the diameter right where the nail joins. It doesn't seem to bother him and there's no open area, it's just swollen. The swelling is only the tip of the toe, and not into the foot.

I soaked off all the junk and gave him a spray on the feet with a Nolvasan solution.

Anything else I should do? I will be taking them both to the vet soon for a basic check-up. Are there any suggestions for in the meantime?
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Torey
1.1 Uromastyx Geyri (Joe and Arthur)
1.1 Uromastyx Maliensis (Tank and Turtle)
1.1 Anolis Carolinensis (Bowser and Leeloo)
1.1 African Dwarf Frogs (Bruce and Sheila)
1.0 Betta Splendens (Mr. Miagi)
1.0 Sunset Dwarf Gourami (Sideshow)
0.0.1 False Spotted Corydoras (Spot)
0.0.2 Metae Corydoras (Frank and Jesse)
0.0.1 Dwarf Sucking Oto (Tootsie)
1.1 Felis Domesticus (Roscolux and Jenny)

Sorry to hear about Tank's claw. It could be an old injury or a recent one. Hard to say. Or it could be an infection. Spraying it with Nolvasan, like you're already doing, should help with that. I'd just keep an eye on it and if it doesn't look like it's bothering him to walk/climb on then hopefully it'll heal up nicely without giving him any trouble.

How are they doing? Are they eating well for you? How do they do when you tank them out? Did they enjoy the bath?

Veronica
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Beautiful Dragons

They're doing fine - they're both eating and pooing and truckin' around. I take Tank out every day for a little running around time - he's totally calm and just wanders the room looking at stuff. I could never do that with Arthur or Joe, they'd be gone in an instant. I take Turtle out every couple days for some lap time - she's more ikely to bolt, so I'm just trying to get her used to me. She hated the bath - Tank didn't seem to mind so much.

Other than the toe, all is very well!
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Torey
1.1 Uromastyx Geyri (Joe and Arthur)
1.1 Uromastyx Maliensis (Tank and Turtle)
1.1 Anolis Carolinensis (Bowser and Leeloo)
1.1 African Dwarf Frogs (Bruce and Sheila)
1.0 Betta Splendens (Mr. Miagi)
1.0 Sunset Dwarf Gourami (Sideshow)
0.0.1 False Spotted Corydoras (Spot)
0.0.2 Metae Corydoras (Frank and Jesse)
0.0.1 Dwarf Sucking Oto (Tootsie)
1.1 Felis Domesticus (Roscolux and Jenny)