Is this the start of scale rot?

I checked on my male ivory last night and noticed a dry brown patch on his side, I looked closer and the scales seem to be sticking up a bit and I also saw a little bit of blood smeared on the paper towels..

I don't know what scale rot looks like in the early stages but this seems to be it ?

If it is scale rot, how do I go about treating it? Just got to the vets and some antibiotics? Or something else?

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...04a01eeef9.jpg

(It's not the best picture, but he doesn't sit still aha)


Any advice will be greatly appreciated!




Thanks in advance

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I can't say if that is or isn't the beginnings of scale rot, but...

A few months ago my lesser male had some scale rot and all I did to fix it was put him on paper towel and make sure everything was very clean and DRY - no misting of his enclosure etc, I just used a humidifier to make sure the air itself was humid and nothing in the enclosure was damp or wet. I replaced his regular water dish with a tiny one that he couldn't crawl into. Then every day I took a piece of gauze with Betadine on it and wiped the area clean. A few weeks later he shed and the scale rot was completely gone with it. (Thanks Deborah for this advice!)

If it is scale rot it doesn't look bad yet so you don't need antibiotics or anything serious yet. Just keep it clean and see if it comes off with his next shed.

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Could it be a cut or bite? Feed live?

The pic is hard to see what it is.

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Originally Posted by Dezoruba

I can't say if that is or isn't the beginnings of scale rot, but...

A few months ago my lesser male had some scale rot and all I did to fix it was put him on paper towel and make sure everything was very clean and DRY - no misting of his enclosure etc, I just used a humidifier to make sure the air itself was humid and nothing in the enclosure was damp or wet. I replaced his regular water dish with a tiny one that he couldn't crawl into. Then every day I took a piece of gauze with Betadine on it and wiped the area clean. A few weeks later he shed and the scale rot was completely gone with it. (Thanks Deborah for this advice!)

If it is scale rot it doesn't look bad yet so you don't need antibiotics or anything serious yet. Just keep it clean and see if it comes off with his next shed.

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I'll try the things you suggested.

His terrarium is completely dry, he hardly soaks in his water bowl so he can't be wet or anything.


Thanks for the advice😊

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Originally Posted by KMG

Could it be a cut or bite? Feed live?

The pic is hard to see what it is.

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I doubt it's a cut? As there's nothing sharp in his tank.

It definitely won't be a bite as he only feeds on F/T rats and he hasn't ate since July..

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