Tiny specks of blood? Advice please
I'm very concerned about my adult BP- She seems to be leaving teeny tiny little specs of blood on her white newsprint paper in her tank. Whats worse is, I can't figure out where the blood is coming from!
I have checked her over multiple times, and I cannot see anything that would be causing this bleeding. There is no blood around her vent, or on her nose/mouth. The only possible suspect I can come up with is a small red spot on the underside of her jaw. This red spot is not bloody, and certainly not an open wound. I have been using a dab of original neosporin on the red spot, and was waiting to see if it would go away after her shed. If not, my intentions were to make a vet appointment. Now after the appearance of these blood specks (no idea if they're related), I feel I should make an appointment for Monday.
Am I over reacting for wanting to immediately rush off to the vet's office? My BP isn't showing any signs of illness or pain, she seems completely normal- but every day I find a few new specks of blood.
Any clue what these tiny dots of blood could be from? Ideas would be greatly appreciated.
PS - Here's what's going on inside her tank; humidity-50%, ambient air temp low 80s, hot side belly heat 89-91F, cool side low 80s, had a great shed 3 weeks ago.
***Didn't mean to post this in husbandry, sorry about that.
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