Leopard Gecko has large, growing bump on nose.

[SmileyGeckos]

About your leo:
- Female
- I have owned her for about 2 years
- I purchased her from a Pet Co (big mistake)

A) Health/History
- I handle her several times a week
- She hasn't really been acting any differently
- She has had abscesses around both eyes from retained skin during a shed at the pet store that I got her from
B) Fecals
- Look no different than normal
- She goes on a regular basis
C) Problem
- The problem showed up a few days ago. She had a small bump near her nose. Over the past few days the bump has about trippled in size. I haven't been able to get her to a vet yet and I want to know if there's anything I can do for this until I can get her to one. I will leave pictures at the bottom of the post.

Housing:
A) Enclosure
- 10G Tank
- Glass
- Paper towel substrate
- Small box hide, paper towel tube hide, and a moist hide
B) Heating
- 24/7 night time heat bulb on top of tank
- 79-85 warm side and 72-79 cool side
- Air conditioner in room cools ambient temperature at night
- To measure temps I have a thermometer on each side of the tank and I periodically check with an electric thermometer
- Other than the heat lamp, the geckos get sunlight from the window they are near during the day
C) Cage mates
- One female
- Never had any problems with this one

Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- I fill a small dish with meal worms 1-2 times a week
- The meal worms are left in the dish and they eat as they're hungry
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- I sprinkle Zoo Med's Reptivite Reptile Vitamins on the meal worms, leave a small dish of Repti Calcium in the tank, and I make a large misture of water with Nature Zone Reptile Essential Salts that I give them in a small water dish.


Pictures:
https://photos-3.dropbox.com/t/0/AA...0Lc2mJvcjcLeaffUeXp9_HyFvxZI3zg?size=1280x960
https://photos-6.dropbox.com/t/0/AA...HYenU4gzSfjXP9klNCKSsAGEGSMi2CE?size=1280x960
https://photos-1.dropbox.com/t/0/AA...NGX24nY68NWDKoHRHXp67NVwUFY_vzA?size=1280x960

 

[acpart]

I can't see the pictures when I click on the links. If she's already had infections in the eyes I wonder if things weren't entirely cleared up and now an infection is showing up in the nose area.

Aliza

 

[DrCarrotTail]

I can't see the pictures either. A bump that grows that fast would make me worried and I would get her to a vet. Like Aliza said, it could be an abscess that stemmed from an infection and it may need antibiotics and draining before it gets better. Good luck and keep us posted!