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Is it a burn???

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  • 01-21-2011, 03:29 AM
    Josh Emmons
    Is it a burn???
    HELP!!! picked up my little ball python today, and I noticed on alot of his under side, it is red and sorta peely looking, and no, it is not a shed... ill try to provide photos, but i need to know I need to bring him to a herp vet, or let him be. what do i do?
  • 01-21-2011, 03:42 AM
    llovelace
    Can't really give you an answer without a pic
  • 01-21-2011, 04:58 AM
    sookieball
    my bet's on he's fixin to shed... but no pics, no help..... everyone on here is pretty good at being the vet for ya.


    edit: oh and you know my bumble bee has a couple scales on her belly from squeezing into a hide to small for her(problem solved by the way and she's doing better.)
    might be a possibility. but as said.. pics please
  • 01-21-2011, 08:11 PM
    angllady2
    What do you use for a heat source ?

    If you have chosen the wrong source, or the right one but it isn't regulated, it could very well be a burn. Unfortunately, ball pythons aren't the best at judging when temps are too high.

    I would say take it to a vet and be safe. A burn can easily get infected and create a lot of problems. To me the $35 for an office visit to find out nothing is wrong, versus $300+ for treating a severely infected burn that will leave permanent scar, I'd go with the reassurance that nothing is wrong.

    Gale
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