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I got two baby beardies at the Buffalo ahow 3 weeks ago. Both seem to have injuries I have a question about:

On the one, the end of it's tail looks dead. It is bent at the very end and dark. He shed, but the dead part didn't come off. I'm worried it might spread...it looks like he caught it under something possibly. Should I amputate the tip of the tail? If I do, what do I use and how should I do it?

On the other, two front toes are stuck together (looks to be a genetic defect), and one of the toes that is stuck is short with no nail. Should I worry?

Both dragons are really active and seem to have no ill affects.
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0.1.2 Bearded Dragon (Jax, Sonny, and Morgan)
1.0 Crested Geckos (Vegas)
1.1 White-lined Geckos (Peter and Lois)
0.2 Normal Leopard Geckos (Diamond and Sapphire)
1.1 Albino Leopard Geckos (Aspen and Apollonia)
0.2 Patternless Leopard Geckos (Lila and Lily)
1.0 Het Patterneless Leopard Gecko (Tongo)
0.0.1 Pictus Gecko (Markov)
1.2 Pygmy Chameleons (Kentucky, Preakness and Belmont)
1.0 California banded kingsnake (Severus)
0.0.1 Jungle Carpet Python (Draco)
1.1 Uromastyx (Bagama and Mopti)
1.1 Green Anoles (Angel and 50-Cent - my students named them!)
1.1 Red Belly Sliders (Hannibal and Starling)
0.0.1 Pacman Frog (Joaquin)
0.1 Lab/Shepard Mix (Chloe)
0.1 Orange Medium Haired Cat (Shera)

For the end of the tail, it may fall off on it's own. However I would take the dragon to the vet and get him to examine it. He can amputate it and put on an anti-biotic ointment on the end and make sure it doens't bleed much. As for the fussed toes, could be genetic, but again that is somethign to check with a vet. It is possible they are stuck together due to unshed skin, injury or some other reason. If it's just a genetic defect, then it shouldn't be a concern, unless there are other issues that can be healthy threatening that are not apparent. I certainly would recommend not breeding this dragon at all, in the future if the fused toes are caused by a genetic defect.
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PHLdyPayne

Thanks for the advice. The dragon with the fused toes is one I was probably not going to breed anyway. I am raising him until he is big enough for my sister to take, as she wants a BD for her first reptile but was apprehensive about starting with a baby.
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0.1.2 Bearded Dragon (Jax, Sonny, and Morgan)
1.0 Crested Geckos (Vegas)
1.1 White-lined Geckos (Peter and Lois)
0.2 Normal Leopard Geckos (Diamond and Sapphire)
1.1 Albino Leopard Geckos (Aspen and Apollonia)
0.2 Patternless Leopard Geckos (Lila and Lily)
1.0 Het Patterneless Leopard Gecko (Tongo)
0.0.1 Pictus Gecko (Markov)
1.2 Pygmy Chameleons (Kentucky, Preakness and Belmont)
1.0 California banded kingsnake (Severus)
0.0.1 Jungle Carpet Python (Draco)
1.1 Uromastyx (Bagama and Mopti)
1.1 Green Anoles (Angel and 50-Cent - my students named them!)
1.1 Red Belly Sliders (Hannibal and Starling)
0.0.1 Pacman Frog (Joaquin)
0.1 Lab/Shepard Mix (Chloe)
0.1 Orange Medium Haired Cat (Shera)