Tail rot?

[Shalalala]

Hey guys, took over a rescue a couple of days ago and I've noticed that his tail seems to be darker towards the end in a gradient towards his bum. The tip of the tail seems to be a bit wonky and misshapen. Is this indicative of tail rot?

 

[AHBD]

Hi there, it has an odd scale structure right at the point where it gets a tiny bit thinner but I don't think it's tail rot. Tail rot CAN creep up under the scales before it shows real indication of what it is [ when it becomes shriveled ] so it would be good to keep an eye on it although I doubt there is any problem.

Does it feel much different from the spot where it gets smaller ? Squishy in any way ?

 

[Shalalala]

Ok, thanks for the reply! I was a bit worried. The tip feels similar to the rest of the tail, maybe slightly harder but I'm not sure. Does tail rot feel squishy or hard?

 

[AHBD]

An infection that is traveling under the scales but hasn't yet caused it to shrivel up may feel squishy. Then the tissue goes from squishy to hardening or some of it sloughing off and leaving it hard + brittle, but it will really look bad [ skinny + stick like ] at that point when it has killed the tissue.

 

[Shalalala]

Ok, thank you so much!