Black tail tip, advise needed

Joshsils

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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Male panther, around 7 months old. Owned for 5 months
Handling - once a week
Feeding - fed crickets every other day, occasionally mealworms. Gut fed on various salads and ready made gut Feeds
Supplements - calcium every feed, calcium with d3 once every fortnight, reptivite once every fortnight.
Watering - mistaking and dripper
Fecal Description - Look good, white urates

Cage Info:
Cage Type - 4x2x2 reptibreeze
Lighting - 75watt basking bulb, Arcadia t5 12% canopy
Temperature - Basking 32c, top 28c, bottom 24c. Night time around 20c
Humidity - Between 50-70% (higher after mistaking goes off)
Plants - umbrella plant and fiscus
Placement - High up in bedroom.
Location - south of England

Current Problem - I'm currently concerned about my boys tail. The tip has become black and I'm worried it may be necrosis, (been like this a week or two). I am going to get hold of a vet tomorrow hopefully. His tail is fully mobile and the tip can still be moved/curled. Below are some pictures. (Apologies for poor quality)





Any advice would be welcome, thanks in advance.

Josh
 
looks like a bruise.

since it doesnt look pinched or broken, it will probably heal itself in a few weeks.

chams are slow healers.
 
Thanks for the quick reply,

I thought it may have got better when he shed, the tip of his tail normally needs some encouraging as the last bit to go. But the tip has been black like this for 2 sheds now, hence my worrying.

But as you said, I don't believe its broken\pinched, especially as its still fully mobile.

Josh
 
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