Can yellow fungus rub off?

[morgynm]

Quick question before I call the vet..

can yellow fungus rub off? Yesterday, I noticed some what looked like yellow pollen on my beardie’s snout and up along the edges of her face so I cleaned it up with a damp qtip. The yellow transferred to the qtip so I thought it was just a dye she picked up somewhere but I’ve noticed it back this afternoon. Google brought me to learning about yellow fungus so I’m about to call the vet but I just want to double check that yellow fungus is a powdery fungus first. The pics of it online look like it’s a change in the colour of the scale.

 

[Sadie]

Quick question before I call the vet..

can yellow fungus rub off? Yesterday, I noticed some what looked like yellow pollen on my beardie’s snout and up along the edges of her face so I cleaned it up with a damp qtip. The yellow transferred to the qtip so I thought it was just a dye she picked up somewhere but I’ve noticed it back this afternoon. Google brought me to learning about yellow fungus so I’m about to call the vet but I just want to double check that yellow fungus is a powdery fungus first. The pics of it online look like it’s a change in the colour of the scale.

Please post a pic of the dragon the area in question

Fungal Disease (Yellow Fungus Disease) in Bearded Dragons - Veterinary Partner - VIN

veterinarypartner.vin.com

Please look at these pics and see if its looks like this

yellow fungus bearded dragon - Google Search

 

[morgynm]

pid=19239&catId=102919&id=8006102[/URL]
Please look at these pics and see if its looks like this

I can’t find any pics at that link. I’ll see if my grumpy girl will stay still for a snap.

 

[morgynm]

Here she is.

 

[Sadie]

I can’t find any pics at that link. I’ll see if my grumpy girl will stay still for a snap.

yellow fungus bearded dragon - Google Search

try this and see if link works

 

[Sadie]

Here she is.

try another one but back up so the whole head shows
from what I can see which isnt much it looks like shed

 

[morgynm]

I’ll just take her to the vet to put my mind at ease. I was up all night googling and looking at pic of yellow fungus. Reading answers here on the forum. I never thought of shedding though.

 

[morgynm]

Here was another pic.

 

[Sadie]

I’ll just take her to the vet to put my mind at ease. I was up all night googling and looking at pic of yellow fungus. Reading answers here on the forum. I never thought of shedding though.

Yes they will get like a milk moustache sometimes-- I am thinking its just shed -- did the stuff you wiped off look like scales and flakey -- the way they will test for YF is a skin graph - if its just shed they wont be able to do that --

 

[Sadie]

Here was another pic.

You can take her to the vet if you like but to me its shed -- as she goes thru sheds she will change colors that is normal --- shedding will have different colors as well - gray white opaque color -- heres Blaze shedding - he was a ghost dragon

 

[morgynm]

She normally turns whitish when she sheds but after she woke up from brumating back in February, it’s like she’s a different dragon. I also have to ask the vet about this weird pawing at the ground thing she’s started doing. I thought maybe she was gravid but I don’t feel anything around her torso area. I gave her a dig box a week ago but nothing so I need to ask someone. Add this new yellow thing and I’m beyond confused right now. I also have a ball python going through a horrid shed so I’m about to pull my hair out. XD Thank you for your help!

 

[Zontar’s Mom]

YF doesn’t rub off. I agree with Sadie that it looks like shed.