What is wrong with my ball? Burn? Rot?

[Marissa@MKmorphs]

So I noticed something strange on my 2011 female albino ball the day before yesterday. I was refilling her water bowl and noticed marks on her face that weren't there before and I immediately got concerned. I had just had her out a day or two before I found this and there was not any sign of it before.

Here are some pictures I just took. She Is about to shed and I predict a bad shed after this whole thing.







I don't know what it can be. She is in a tub in an RBI sweater box rack with belly heat, controlled by a ve-200 tstat. Paper towel substrate, 1 RBI hide, and a water bowl. Her hot spot is right at 89-92 and ambient temps 79-82.

Because of this and the location of the spots I don't think it is a burn. There is no sign of a burn anywhere on her body. I also don't think it could be rot because I never let her substrate be soaked.

Regardless I have a vet trip set up for her but it's not until Tuesday :/ what on wary could this be? I've never had anything like this happen before. I want to see what it looks like after she sheds but I'm still very concerned.


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[txcoker]

Since it is on both sides, and you can already see some bad sheeding, I would say she has rubbed it.

[wilomn]

Dead skin. Once she sheds completely she should look like a new paint job was just applied. A rub is also a possibility, doubtful it's a burn.

[satomi325]

I'm guessing it would come off with the next shed. (The one after the current one)

[Marissa@MKmorphs]

Okay thanks guys. What should I do in the mean time? Anything I should do different? What can I do to aid in her shedding? I live in Florida so her humidity is at about 60% usually and I mist when they are in shed.

If it is a rub what can be done to stop that behavior?


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[txcoker]

I have watched 2 of mine rub just before they fully shed. This is a wild guess, but I think they rub to start the shed.

[satomi325]

Mine rub their noses sometimes when they want to come out of their enclosure or when they're hungry.
It's always gone away with sheds.
If you're really concerned, you can swab it with diluted betadine to keep it clean. Other than that, there isn't much you can do.

[Marissa@MKmorphs]

UPDATE!

This girl shed again a couple of days ago and she is completely fine! No more of those marks on her face and that makes me a happy snake mama

[kitedemon]

It almost looks like a bruise to me not so much a rub mark albinos show bruises easily and it is pronounced. I'd take a quick look for a small opening than she may have tried to fit her head into and could not.