my leopard has a yellow scab around mouth?

[jdcapri]

Hi everyone, i was wondering if anyone out there can help me....i have a female leopard gecko about 1.5 years old....about 2 months ago she stopped eating.....she looks fine she has a fat tail nice colour.....but i noticed she is shedding like twice a month it seems like and recently i noticed a yellowish colour scab around her lips like right around her mouth and when i touch it it feels hard....i have been force feeding her for the last week? can someone help me i dont know why she is not eating or what the yellow scab around her mouth is from. she looks healthy walks around and everything i spray her all the time.....i just want her back to normal?
plz help

 

[acpart]

It may be retained shed, or it may be a mouth infection. She may not be eating because it's still winter, because she's ovulating or she's sick. Here are some things to try for starters:

--put some hydrogen peroxide on a q-tip and gently wet the area around her mouth. Do this every day for a few days and as the scab softens, you may be able to pull it off. If it's retained shed, the skin should be intact underneath. If it's a mouth infection, it may be raw. I've recently had good luck with 2 geckos, one with some mouth lesions and one with an eye problem and have taken care of it just with hydrogen peroxide

--hold the gecko in one hand and gently poke a mealworm or cricket into its mouth. Sometimes that encourages them to start eating again

If it seems worse or is noticeably losing weight, consider a vet visit.

Aliza