What are these Markings on my Leo

[sspiers1]

About your leo:
- Sex - Female
- Age & Weight- 1 Year 6 Months (weight unknown)
- How long have you owned your leo- 1 Year
- Where was he/she obtained - From Family Member

A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo - Occasionally
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. - Not Really. She is still Alert and response is well . i noticed her biting the Area before the markings appeared.
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. - No Problems in the past
B) Fecals
- Describe - Normal
- When was the last time he/she went - Couple of Days Ago
C) Problem
- Noticed these Markings that look like either Bruising or Burns

Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size 18 Gallon 2-3feet long x 1 foot wide
- Type Wooden
- Type of substrate - Paper Towel
- Hides, how many, what kind - 2 Hides, one large and one medium(humid hide) Exo Terra.
B) Heating
- Heat source - Under the Tank Heater 17"x11" 20v and Red night spot lamp 40w
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side) - 80-90 Hot side, (unknown cool side)
- Method of regulating heat source - Thermostat
- What are you using to measure your temps - Thermometer
- Do you have any lights- 1 Red Night Lamp 40w
C) Cage mates
- How many - No Cage mates
- Describe health, or previous problems - No Previous problems.

Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding- Staple is Locusts Everyday /waxworms Occasionally .She is a fussy eater.
- How are you feeding- Hand fed waxies, Locusts are left in tank d, left in dish., ect)B) Supplements - Has a Calcium Dish
- What vitamin/minerals are you using- Swell reptile branded Calcium and Komodo Leopard Gecko Dusting Powder
- What are you gut loading food with- Salad and green living salad plants.

 

[sausage]

that looks like a burn to me most probably from the lamp.
Lamps are unnecessary, UTH is the best heating method. I would remove the lamp before the burns get worse.

 

[DrCarrotTail]

Leo's need a heat gradient of around 75 on the cool side and 88-92 (no higher than 95!) on the floor of the cool side. If the air is getting to be 90 degrees it's almost certainly too hot in your tank. Lamps tend to decrease the humidity and heat up the entire tank which can slowly cook your gecko if temps are over 100 for too long. I would pick up a probe thermometer to measure the temps on the ground over your UTH and throw the lamp out. Those spots look like they may be burns. I would also make sure there is no loose substrate in her enclosure and that she has a moist hide using paper towels in her enclosure so she can be more comfortable in a bit higher humidity if she needs until she heals.

 

[sspiers1]

Update: i have turned the lamp down excessively and i havs changed substrate to tiles asthey keep heat well so there is less need for the lamp to come on. I have also bought ointment for the damage skin and have been giving her occasional baths. i havent handled her as much for 2weeks and have been seeing improvement within the skin. thankyou!