Belly Question....

Okay so I have looked at like 40 pictures of belly rot...and none look quite right, but most of them are severe cases, and I am worried about my Louis. He is on that red reptile bark. UTH and overhead light. Temps seem fine. If anything I struggle with it being too dry not too wet. Cleaned regularly...no extra moisture. I am just wondering if it's brown dirt in the crevices as he crawls around, or the beginnings of scale rot. If it is rot, what do I need to do next?
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...lpony/bely.jpg
I could not get a picture...so I took a scan. Gives a great look at it I hope.

that looks like bark dust to me. i use repti bark as well, i may be completely wrong, but that does just look like dust

if it is substrate dust or dirt then it could be easily washed off so try that first. if not then start giving your bp a bath in warm water and betadine once a day for around 15-20 mins. i dont know if this is the actual treatment for belly rot but your picture looks very similar to something one of my snakes started getting and once i bathed it a few times it fully went away. i also think that it is caused from too dry or too wet a substrate because thats when i noticed my bp getting it.

That definitely looks just some substrate dusk and color. I wonder if reptile bark uses any type of artificial coloring?

I'd soak em first to see if it comes off....also you actually put your snake on the scanner?...thats awesome!!

The bath may or may not work depending on what type of dye is used for the bark.

However, I would give the snake a lukewarm bath and then place him on newspaper or paper towel until his next shed to see if it goes away. I've never heard of a case of scale rot from substrate that is too dry, so that leads me to think it is the substrate. Even so, I'd keep a close eye on it and take him to the vet if it doesn't improve.