Scale Rot??? !!!

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,

One point worth considering.

We tend to use these terms like "mouth rot", "R.I." and "scale rot" as though they are specific conditions always caused by the same bacteria/ fungus/ virus etc.

But, in reality, they are just umbrella terms for multiple conditions with multiple specific causes and behaviours. That is why taking that extra step in getting a culture done before treatment starts can make such a difference to the medication ultimately used and thus (hopefully ) the speed of recovery etc.


dr del

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I agree. In the book it says that it's caused by thermal burns and/or unsanitary conditions. So if it really is scale rot, I would get a culture.

My new technique is to make sure that there are no wet spots of substrate, especially in his hides, he has a dish where he can submerge but he only rarely gets in all the way, now instead of dampening one area of substrate to raise humidity, I just mist evenly across the whole tank, doing this once a day I can keep the humidity at 55% - 60%, this should be more than enough for his health and shed correct? I will try to post some pics soon, however he does not look like he has any real problem areas, there is one tiny scale that may be slight off color into a brownish hue, but he is in the middle of a shed cycle, so I will see what its like when he is done. Thanks for all the info, I just want to make sure I dont cause him any discomfort or accidentally cause some terrible affliction...

PS I have totally cleaned out his aspen and replaced it, as well as scrubbed the tank down along with all his hides and sticks...

Misting once a day should be fine. I mist once every other day.