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I posted this over on the old forum, and thought I should double it over here. George has small sores on the bottom of his back feet. They look like small raw patches. He's housed in a very large plastic bin, with hay in the bottom. I think he's just getting burned from the plastic on his little feets. This didn't happen when we first set him up, just within the past month or so. Any suggestions on how to treat them, or how to prevent them from getting worse? Thanks.

-Rachel

First off if the plastic is getting hot enough to burn him then your lights are way to close to him. Second i would put some organic potting soil in the bottom so he can have somthing soft to walk/dig into. If the burns arnt bleeding and are scabbing up then i would just leave them alone (call a reptile vet and ask). Do you have a temp gauge so you can see how hot it is in there? If not you should get one they are only about $5 at any pet store.

They don't look like burn burns, more like a carpet burn or worn down kind of thing. I will check on the temps though. I have been thinking about putting soil in the bottom, glad to hear I was thinking along the same lines as someone else. Thanks.

wow i dident know they could get carpet burns...hummmm are they only on the bottoms of its feet? Cuz if its on the legs in other places maybe its somthing else?

They're just on the bottoms of his back feet. It's not actually carpet burn, that's just the closest thing I can compare it to. It's lik he just walks so much, he wears off a couple layers. Hopefully some dirt in the bottom of the tub will help.