Scale rot??? :(

Hey guys,

I recently put my ball pythons back into their rack after a few weeks of hanging out in their PVCs. My Pastel Girl is near the top of the rack and when I was cleaning out her bin today she parascoped out to say hello. On her belly i noticed a brown spot where the scales were raised. I noticed the same thing on my Male pastel a few weeks ago but the affected area was much smaller so I didn't think anything about it. My Male has shed since and the brown area has disappeared. Im scared that the could be SCALE ROT??? which surprises me because i keep their bins very clean and check on them everyday... The only thing I can think of is that I have recently had my apartment fumigated and my snakes had to go live with my buddy for a while who kept them in his rack.. It was only for 3 days but could the conditions in this rack have effected her? All my other BP's don't have anything on their bellies. The other thing I was thinking was that I feed Live.. Is it possible that a rat could have scratched with is claws and raised all those scales causing them to die?

Here are some pictures.. what do you guys think??

Also do you think it will go away on its own with a shed like it did for my male?

Thanks Guys :(:tears:

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...67519661_o.jpg

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...76797733_o.jpg

It could be the start of scale rot, yeah. But based on those pictures, I would expect that to clean up pretty well with the next shed. I think the trick is keeping their bellies clean and dry until then!

How long ago did these two snakes shed last, do you know?

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Originally Posted by loonunit

It could be the start of scale rot, yeah. But based on those pictures, I would expect that to clean up pretty well with the next shed. I think the trick is keeping their bellies clean and dry until then!

How long ago did these two snakes shed last, do you know?

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the male just shed this week but i think she shed over a month ago. She's been getting much bigger lately so i expect her to be going into shed again before christmas.

Thanks for your response.

It doesn't look too bad so I wouldn't worry just yet. Keep them dry and warm and check their bellies often. If it starts to get worse I would call ur vet before it gets too bad. But it does look like it will clear up

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Originally Posted by mpkeelee

It doesn't look too bad so I wouldn't worry just yet. Keep them dry and warm and check their bellies often. If it starts to get worse I would call ur vet before it gets too bad. But it does look like it will clear up

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thanks :) I am really worried, but i feel a little better now, thanks.