» Site Navigation
1 members and 658 guests
Most users ever online was 47,180, 07-16-2025 at 05:30 PM.
» Today's Birthdays
» Stats
Members: 75,905
Threads: 249,104
Posts: 2,572,098
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
|
-
Registered User
 Possibe Scale Rot even though cage cleaned every 2 weeks and humidity at 50-60%
Hello, my Ball Python Apollo has just shed today, and I made sure to get him out and check him for any remaining skin. When I was going over him I saw a red mark on him and a few around it, I was wondering if it could possibly be scale rot, or maybe he just scratched himself while shedding! I'd love any advice. Thanks!
-
-
can you post some pictures?
-
The Following User Says Thank You to Craiga 01453 For This Useful Post:
-
Registered User
Re: Possibe Scale Rot even though cage cleaned every 2 weeks and humidity at 50-60%
Sorry, I'm on my phone and I don't know how to post a pic directly on here!
I hope this will do:
https://instagram.com/p/BWykdS9BMOv/
I can take more if needed, he's just in his hide right now!
-
-
Re: Possibe Scale Rot even though cage cleaned every 2 weeks and humidity at 50-60%
looks like he scraped a scale off if that's the only spot of injury.
scale rot usually happens on the belly first. keep an eye on it for any worsening.
Last edited by tttaylorrr; 07-20-2017 at 11:25 PM.
4.4 ball python
1.0 Albino ✮ 0.1 Coral Glow ✮ 0.1 Super Cinnamon paradox ✮ 1.0 Piebald ✮ 0.1 Pastel Enchi Leopard het Piebald ✮ 1.0 Coral Glow het Piebald ✮
1.0 corn snake
1.0 Hypo ✮
1.0 crested gecko
0.1 ???? ✮
0.1 cat
0.1 Maine Coon mix ✮
0.1 human ✌︎
-
The Following User Says Thank You to tttaylorrr For This Useful Post:
JodanOrNoDan (07-21-2017)
-
Registered User
Re: Possibe Scale Rot even though cage cleaned every 2 weeks and humidity at 50-60%
Thanks! I'll make sure to check him thoroughly tomorrow and check if there are any other signs or places where it may occur, I'll post more pictures if I find anything!
-
-
Re: Possibe Scale Rot even though cage cleaned every 2 weeks and humidity at 50-60%
 Originally Posted by Aphrodites Lust
Thanks! I'll make sure to check him thoroughly tomorrow and check if there are any other signs or places where it may occur, I'll post more pictures if I find anything!
keep us posted 
4.4 ball python
1.0 Albino ✮ 0.1 Coral Glow ✮ 0.1 Super Cinnamon paradox ✮ 1.0 Piebald ✮ 0.1 Pastel Enchi Leopard het Piebald ✮ 1.0 Coral Glow het Piebald ✮
1.0 corn snake
1.0 Hypo ✮
1.0 crested gecko
0.1 ???? ✮
0.1 cat
0.1 Maine Coon mix ✮
0.1 human ✌︎
-
-
Registered User
Re: Possibe Scale Rot even though cage cleaned every 2 weeks and humidity at 50-60%
Originally Posted by tttaylorrr
keep us posted
I think he just ripped a scale off on accident or something, I checked him today and it seems to be healing!
-
-
Yes that is definitely a scrape of some sort. Try to figure out how the animal did it because odds are it will do it again.
Honest, I only need one more ...
-
-
Registered User
Re: Possibe Scale Rot even though cage cleaned every 2 weeks and humidity at 50-60%
Originally Posted by JodanOrNoDan
Yes that is definitely a scrape of some sort. Try to figure out how the animal did it because odds are it will do it again.
He had one of the pet-store branches or sticks you could buy for reptiles to climb on, I ripped all the sharp parts off that I saw when I bought it but I just took it out, that's where I think it came from
 I was hoping it'd help him get the skin off but not hurt him
-
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
|
Reply With Quote
