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Question

Water Dragon sores
my water dragon has sores and bumps all over him! heres some pictures.

Answer
Hello Mychelle,

Those are very serious and need medical attention as soon as possible.

Did you get him like this or did these sores just appear?

They don't look like any sores that I have seen before, in the perfect shape of a circle I would have to assume they look like cigarette burns.

You need to take him to the vet to be sure its not an illness

If you have somebody in your home or was visiting recently that smokes and could have done this you really need to talk to them. Not sure if that is what it is but that is the way I am leaning.

Wash and disenfect daily the areas daily with a betadyne diluted with bottled water to a tea color

Keep the environment exceptionally clean with paper towel substrate and water replaced a few times daily.

Along with after sterilizing and cleaning the wounds use a NON painreleiver antibiotic ointment such as neosporin.
NO PAIN RELEIVER (it can cause serious damage)

Take him to the vet and let me know if they appeared or if you got him like this.

Good luck