Scale Rot or not?

[Ana_Conda]

Hey guys, this is my first post ever on here so I apologize if posted it in the wrong area but I need help! So recently (10 days ago) I bought my first ball python. All I've ever had was a milksnake and a red tail. The bp I got is very young (I think 3 months) and is a female albino. Long story short I bought the snake kind of quickly because I thought I was getting a really good deal. Almost immediately after I get home from buying the snake my brother points out some brown scales near the end of her tail. I message the guy I bought it from and he reassures be its nothing and the snake probably just slithered through some poop. After gently trying to wipe of the brown scales I soon realize that its not poop but something else. It looks like its spreading up her body and I don’t know what it is. About 5 days ago I bought some betadine and I’ve been soaking her in that for 20 minutes a day. My question to you guys is do you think it is scale rot? And if so how would you guys get rid of it???

More information: she is 88 grams and hasen't eaten since I bought her. I also took the repti-bark out of her tank and replaced it with repti-carpet to lower humidity.

[Ana_Conda]

http://tinypic.com/r/hv9elx/8

Im pretty sure I uploaded that picture wrong. can you guys see it?

[SRMD]

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[Ana_Conda]

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I am not sure if that is scale rot or not as I have never personally had a snake with scale rot.. but I'm sure someone else could help you out?

Just make sure to keep the enclosure very clean, dry and put him on paper towels, but like I said I've never dealt with this before so hopefully someone more experienced can weigh in.

[Atrox]

I am not an expert either, but I think it may be a bit more helpful if you'd take any pictures of the underbelly too (that don't look normal).

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I am not an expert either, but I think it may be a bit more helpful if you'd take any pictures of the underbelly too (that don't look normal).

[Ana_Conda]

I probably should of took pics of her belly when I took the other ones but honestly her belly looks perfect, all white with no brown specs.

[Kibbleswhites]

Odd. Two things come to mind. First: did you try to wash the snake? Sometimes my white snakes roll in their own poo and get messy. Second: is she going into shed? My white snakes look pink all over just before a shed and maybe she is headed for a not so good shed. Scale rot usually is on the belly and caused by laying in a wet enclosure for long periods of time. Keep us posted.