Help: Redfoot with white spot under eye

[adrianbin]

My redfoot has had this white spot under his left eye for around 2 weeks. There has been no change to his behavior, and it doesn't seem to bother him, not even if I touch it. It's not shedding, weeping, swelling. Today I noticed a small bit of it starting underneath his right eye. I'm not sure if this warrants a visit to the vet.

 

[Yvonne G]

I think it's just natural pigment coloration change. Also, that beak could use a trimming.

 

[jsheffield]

I have not had that experience with my redfoot, but from other reptiles it looks a bit like a stuck shedding scale (or skin cell)... maybe an extra-long soak and a bit of gentle (and careful) rubbing.

Again, I'm not at all sure, but a soak and a rub cannot hurt the tort.

Jamie

 

[ZEROPILOT]

It looks superficial.
Not a concern.
Feed him on a tera cota plate, slate, an overturned ceramic tile or a small cement pad.
That will help trim his beak.

 

[adrianbin]

Thank you to everyone who responded! That puts my mind at ease, and I'll get his beak trimmed as well as get him a different plate to keep it maintained.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

The rough surface may both file it down and keep it maintained.