No skin on tip of snout?

[Derrek97]

I noticed that my 3 year old leopard gecko had a patch on her snout with no skin on it. Upon further inspection i noticed there was a small scab on it.

Could it have just broken open while she was shedding or is there another issue?
I'm using a slate tile substrate and the temps are 88-90 on the warm side and 75-80 on the cool side. I have a hollow half coconut hide i spray when she sheds as a humid hide.

Any and all help appreciated. :biggrin:

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

I noticed that my 3 year old leopard gecko had a patch on her snout with no skin on it. Upon further inspection i noticed there was a small scab on it.

Could it have just broken open while she was shedding or is there another issue?
I'm using a slate tile substrate and the temps are 88-90 on the warm side and 75-80 on the cool side. I have a hollow half coconut hide i spray when she sheds as a humid hide.

Any and all help appreciated. :biggrin:

Please post a picture of Tetra, her snout, and her tank. Is there some chance she could have rubbed her nose to assist stuck shed and then more than enough skin came off? Be sure to keep the area clean and DRY...no ointments at all.

Good idea to keep the moist hide moist on a regular basis.

Have you 3 hides? The warm hide and the moist hide should be on the warm end of the tank.

What type of calcium and vitamins?

 

[cricket4u]

Please post a picture of Tetra, her snout, and her tank. Is there some chance she could have rubbed her nose to assist stuck shed and then more than enough skin came off? Be sure to keep the area clean and DRY...no ointments at all.

Good idea to keep the moist hide moist on a regular basis.

Have you 3 hides? The warm hide and the moist hide should be on the warm end of the tank.

What type of calcium and vitamins?

Hello,

I am not sure if you meant that you only spray it during shedding? I suggest that you maintain it moist at all times. Not only will it aid in shedding, but hydration as well. I am wondering if the coconut hide is holding sufficient amount of humidity? You may have to make a humid hide using a plastic container instead. The humidity inside the hide should be around 75%. You can check it by taping the humidity gauge inside the dry portion of the hide for a few minutes and then remove it.

 

[Derrek97]

Unable to post pictures right now, hopefully will later today. As for the calcium I have a pure calcium powder in the tank at all times and occasionally dust crickets with calcium and d3 powder.

The current tank I have doesn't have quite enough room for the 3rd hide which is why I've been spraying when she sheds, although I have an empty 20 gal. long tank I hope to have ready in the next week or two.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Unable to post pictures right now, hopefully will later today. As for the calcium I have a pure calcium powder in the tank at all times and occasionally dust crickets with calcium and d3 powder.

The current tank I have doesn't have quite enough room for the 3rd hide which is why I've been spraying when she sheds, although I have an empty 20 gal. long tank I hope to have ready in the next week or two.

Excellent on the switch to your 20 gallon LONG tank soon and the pure calcium carbonate powder in the tank 24/7!!

A good multivitamin such as Reptivite with vitamin D3 is recommended. Just use the D3 containing formulation lightly dusted onto prey 2x per week. Reptivite with vitamin D3 is a good because it also contains vitamin A acetate which is important for eye health.