Help! Belly Wound!

I don't know what he could could have gotten hurt on besides his log. I mean just last week he got a small cut under his eye..i feel so bad, how can he keep getting hurt like this. I do feed mostly live but i know both wounds weren't from feeding. I guess the best thing to do is to get rid of the log...I don't know i just feel bad.

Thanks everyobdy
Mike

Well, what does it look like to you? Google pics of some burns and scale rot and whatever injuries you think it might be and compare with what you have. Is the affected area blistered or scraped?

Here is a link to an old thread with photos of what was at first thought to be scale rot, but turned out to be a burn from an unregulated UTH. The OP never posted an update on whether the snake recovered or not...

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...t=80587&page=5

Check your UTH for any signs of discoloration--if it IS a burn, then only one spot on the UTH is superheating for some reason, which could be a real fire hazard.

Check the top of your tank. Any rough spots? Rough edges? Loose wires in the screen? They will climb up and along the upper rim of a tank.

You need to take EVERYTHING out of the enclosure and rub your hand around everything. Including the top.....then take your hand and rub it on the water dish....the hides and etc. To me....if this is a second boo boo..then you have something sharp somewhere in that enclosure and she is getting to it. Also I may have missed it....what type of substrate are you using? Please check the care sheet to ensure it is something that is ok.

I just had the thought that it could be a burn if only that part of the snake got down to the glass. All the glass is hot, but only that part of the snake touched it, the substrate being underneath the rest. Even if the Hydrofarm is set to 93, the substrate/hides will hold more heat than that. Also, where is the probe?

Still waiting to hear from OP, though.