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I have a nile monitor that is half a year old. The last week or so his tail has started to shrivel. I thought it was a shedding problem, but his health has continued to decline. Today I brought him in to the vet. The vet thinks he may have developed a blood clot which cause his tail to shrivel. He says their is no evidence of an infection or bacteria and his health overall appears to be good. He cannot explain a brownish tint that his skin has also developed. He is getting a segment of his tail amped today, and I feel aweful about it. I FEEL SICK. Why has this happened? Will this come back again? How do i prevent it? Any help is greatly appreciated

Kyle

I had a iggy do the same thing. We found out it was a pice of carpet that got stuck to his tail, lucky we dint have to amp. Look REALY REALY closly at the tail. Has it benn alowwed to walk on yer floor

I wish it was that simple, i appreciate the reply though. I believe it may have been an infection only because of the browning of the skin. He's on antibiotics and a couple inches short on his tail now.