A few days after I received my Retics, I noticed a strange abnormality on the tip of Xanthess' tail. I can't say for certain if it was like that when I got her or if it happened afterwards. At first, I was using large dog dishes in their tubs that had enough space for them to crawl under and they were basically living under them, so I took them out. The only thing that could have possibly happened to her tail since i've had her is, perhaps one of the times I lifted the water dish up to check on her, maybe her tail got stuck underneath of it when I sat it back down. Either way, it was stupid of me to have sat it back down with her still under there!

If i'm not mistaken, there aren't any bones or skeletal structure in this part of the tail, is there? So, this wouldn't be a kink, would it? Assuming it's not a kink and her tail got caught under something, will it ever straighten itself back out? One thing i'm concerned about is her shed getting stuck and building up on it and cutting off circulation...