Missing scales on face

[goReptiles]

She's housed alone, but she looks like someone's been eating her face (so to speak). Daily soaks. Eats fine, although the past two days eating has been on a decline. Saturday or Sunday (can't remember) I cleaned enclosure and refilled with dirt from outside and moss (not from outside). The dirt is clean- no pesticides or herbicides, etc. same dirt pile I used to fill in holes and gaps in my outdoor pen. Remaining scales are not loose or appear to be flaking off. Thoughts?

 

[leigti]

Is it getting worse? Is she eating off of the tile or a rough rock?

 

[goReptiles]

She looks the same. No worse. Is she just shedding

 

[Yvonne G]

I'm wondering if something she ate and had stuck on her face irritated. Something with a lot of acid in it like tomatoes? I think squash is mild, but obviously something has irritated that part of her face, and this is what comes to mind.

 

[goReptiles]

I can't remember giving her anything but lettuces, grasses and mazuri. I did give her two raspberries; she may have eaten one. I can't remember. I would have thought the soaks would help clean off her face, though.

She was outside today munching on grass.

I cleaned out her enclosure while she was outside, but ended up setting up a new one. I hand cut a ton of grass and soaked and rinsed it all twice, just in case. I'm using that as bedding, now. I figure I would switch out the grass clippings every other day.

 

[Vet]

I would call your vet. Hope it is resolved quickly and easily!