Is this the start of a shed

I noticed something around her nostrils, she is like 3/4 mths old and humidity is 70% temp is 70 day 65 at night , she's eating regular with calcium daily misting 3 tom s a day for 90 sec and I don't handle her very often as she is new to us like 17 days we moved her 10 days ago and are giving her a couple weeks to get used to her set up, I handled her on Fri and she seemed pissed for a couple days so I have been leaving her alone
 

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I noticed something around her nostrils, she is like 3/4 mths old and humidity is 70% temp is 70 day 65 at night , she's eating regular with calcium daily misting 3 tom s a day for 90 sec and I don't handle her very often as she is new to us like 17 days we moved her 10 days ago and are giving her a couple weeks to get used to her set up, I handled her on Fri and she seemed pissed for a couple days so I have been leaving her alone

Looks like “snalt” to me. They will sometimes excrete excess minerals from their nose. Only need to lightly dust the feeders. If they look like powdered donuts, use less calcium.
 
Just to note... Your daytime humidity is high for a veiled. This can create respiratory issues if it stays high like that. You only want it to be in the 30-50% range during the daytime.
 
So I'm trying to figure age, here's a current picture, turns out her nose flakes were the start of a shed, and her weight is about 6 grams and and 3" body and 6" total length we e had her for 3 weeks, first shed I've seen and she has grown since we acquired her. Thank you for the info,
 
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Yes, it is. Typically it is better to leave them alone when they are shedding. This is not a comfortable thing for them and they can become more agitated and stressed than normal.
Baby is young... Hard to give a specific because too much goes into how quickly they grow. I would say somewhere around 2-3 months old. However if the baby has not been eating well this slows growth.
 
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