For those of you who do not know, I have a plated lizard with a tail growing about 3 inches straight up into the air. It wasn't a problem at first but it's grown like an inch, I'm trying to figure out what to do. I can either allow it to continue growing, with some possible side effects. Or I could break it off at one of the joints and let it grow right. I'm not sure what the side effects of that would be. I have gauze and disinfectants....
And the herp vet option is pretty much off the table. We have one that's within 45 minutes... And last time he tried to tell me that my male ball python was female, and that males are the larger of the species.