Help! (yellow after shed)

[Rebecca Baker]

I've had Puppy as a rescue for almost 2 years. Enclosure is 8×4×4 he has a MVB bulb for UVB & heat as well as a strip UVB to cover more area. I have a "kitty litter" pan for water with a small pond pump to keep water moving. High temps stay between 105-110 cool side about 85 humidity around 75-80. I have a mist king I run 2-3× a day to help with that. It's basically bioactive with mulch & soil substrates. Dermestead beetles superworms/beetles. He eats well and a large variety of fruits veggies & proteins. Yesterday I went to feed a rat & noticed he had loose shed, I removed it without force, it came right off. I noticed just above there was a "sore" so this morning I take him out for a betadine bath and notice spiders inside the enclosure. I removed all substrate while he was soaking and threw it out. While he's soaking I notice a line of yellowish scales where shed has come off and under his chin/jowls a reddish/irritated area. Upon more inspection with outside light it too looks yellowish. He shed about a month ago and everything looked normal. I have several other species of reptiles all captive bred and healthy, he obviously never comes in contact with. Husband swears it's irritation from climbing in & out the enclosure & the mulch. Am I over reacting? Do I take for skin biopsy? I know I'm all over the place, sorry if it comes off as rambles. Will post picture's in comments.

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[Rebecca Baker]

A few pics

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[Leezard]

I guess the best thing you can do is give it a few days and see what happens as far as whether or not it heals on it's own. If it's not significantly improving I'd bring him in:/ sorry to hear about this complication

 

[Rebecca Baker]

I guess the best thing you can do is give it a few days and see what happens as far as whether or not it heals on it's own. If it's not significantly improving I'd bring him in:/ sorry to hear about this complication

Thank you! I've sent in a sample to the lab to have it tested for yf. I've been putting betadine and iodine on it. Not much of a change and now he has a smell to him.

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[Leezard]

Thank you! I've sent in a sample to the lab to have it tested for yf. I've been putting betadine and iodine on it. Not much of a change and now he has a smell to him.

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Ooooh a smell that's usually not too good of a sign. I really hope they identify it quickly and get back to you before it progresses!! Would love to hear back when you figure it out