This is depressing. And embarrassing. I was out of town for three weeks, and I put a neighbor in charge of watching my ball python, Lazlo. And I came home to the worst surprise-- not only was he sitting on top of his heater that shouldn't have been on in this hot weather, he was also surrounded by his own feces that my neighbor should have picked up.
My neighbor claims he forgot, and claims that the poo hadn't been there long.. but I'm very upset. I haven't seen much on the internet that looks like what Lazlo has on his belly, but given the circumstances, I figure it may be either a burn or scale rot.
The nearest exotic vet is over an hour away, so if you guys have any advice for steps I could take at home that could prevent a trip to the vet's office, it would be much appreciated. I've been applying Neosporin twice a day, currently. And my plan as of now is to make the trek out to the vet's office if he doesn't look improved after his next shed (which should be within the next week-- his color faded and his eyes are milky and his belly is pinkish.. so maybe sooner).
Do you guys have any other advice? Or perhaps know if the marks are scale rot or a burn?
Thanks for the help (:
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