Leopard gecko feet swollen & bleeding

Question
Good Evening,
I have an adopted Leo, I've had him now for about 7 months he's very big and as far as I knew healthy. In the last 2-3 wks he has shed twice the most recent yesterday, he usually doesn't shed that much. Today I saw some of his shed was still on so I thought I'd help him out by soaking him in some warm water (I do this when he sheds). I noticed while I was soaking him that his foot was VERY red, like blood red and swollen. He had shed on his toes so I peeled some of it off like I normally do and this time it bled, this has never happened his feet are usually just a bit pink. There is no possibility of injury I don't really handle him alot it stresses him out so he couldn't have fallen or anything, I looked online and was reading about gout, is this a possibility? I feed him crickets and meal worms and have a dish for calcium in his cage and I use flukers to gutload the crickets. I had a humid hide in his cage but I swear he was so stubborn he wouldn't go in there. So I bathe him at least once a week in just warm water, I even tried putting damp moss in his house he won't go in if its in there, the people that owned him prior to me kept him in sand and I know that's really bad, so I don't think he's used to the moisture. It's frustrating, anyway I'm so worried this happened so fast like within a couple days. Can you give me some advice thank you so much.

Answer
Hi Jessica,
It can possibly be gout but is odd that it is only in one foot. Only blood work can prove or disprove gout) Are you sure that he didn't' overheat the foot on the floor of the tank..IE: under tank heater?  Heat Rock?  (heat rocks are deadly) UTH need to have something on top the glass to  protect the leo from too much heat..I use slate tiles placed on top of a thin layer of sand to distribute the heat.(the sand is not accessible to the leo.)
Of course he does need to be seen by a vet so that a proper diagnosis can be made and any medications prescribed.
I would stop using the FLUKERS gut load and make your own cricket feed using oatmeal(uncooked of course)(baby cereal works well also)and other whole grains. Also using dark leafy greens such as collards, and some fruits and veggies will give the crickets their needed moisture. If the calcium you are using contains Vitamin D3 and or Phosphorous, switch to a plain calcium to dust the insects 2-3 times a week.
You can also soak the foot in some diluted betadine to help reduce the risk of any outside infection.  Applying Neosporin ointment is fine also(unless you come to the conclusion that it is a burn) Burns should have silvadine ointment from a vet.
As to the humid hide, do you have it on the warm side or the cool side?  Try moving it to the opposite place... You also want to have a dry hide so that he has a choice. Generally they will only use the humid hide when getting ready to shed.
The 2-3 wks on shedding can be normal, but it can also be due to being too dry, which shouldn't really be a problem since you bathe him.Do get him to a vet ASAP so that the cause can be found and treatment begun.