Need Help, URGENT

Ok, sounds good. I'm assuming I can find betadine at any pharmacy?

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

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Well, just switched her from aspen to paper towels, applied some neosporin for the night until I can get to a pharmacy tomorrow and I'll apply betadine twice a day and keep her on paper till she sheds. Hopefully, it will be fine

Any idea what it is?

Honestly i think everything will be just fine. Just let it ride out, but keep an eye on it. Things like this happen, and we cant always freak out, even though we think we should. I had a small freak out like this a little over a month ago, and everything is fine. GL.

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Originally Posted by CINCYBall

Honestly i think everything will be just fine. Just let it ride out, but keep an eye on it. Things like this happen, and we cant always freak out, even though we think we should. I had a small freak out like this a little over a month ago, and everything is fine. GL.

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Haha yeah, its just really frustrating and disappointing knowing that something may be wrong even though I *thought* everything husbandry wise was perfect. I still don't know how she slit the top layer of that scale. :confused:

But I think with the neosporin and soaking in betadine twice a day she'll be fine. Just frustrating.

*Update*

I just gave her her first diluted betadine bath ( the water was a light orange color, similar to crappy tea for those from the south :D) for about 15 minutes, then rinsed her off in the bath tub, dried her off and applied neosporin to the scale and surrounding area. I still have no idea what it is because it looks nothing like scale rot, I can't see any blood, and the area is pretty much back to normal except for a very light pink tinge. But just to be safe, I'm going to continue this routine until she sheds.

Thanks all!

-Andrew

I think you might be doing a little TOO much. Two soaks a day and neosporin for a tiny cut? I have seen ball pythons recover from multiple rat bites without any disinfectant or anti-biotics or anything.

Just leave the snake be for a while. Once she sheds everything should look back to normal. The more you mess with her, the more you stress her out. The more stressed she is, the slower her recovery.

I know it is hard to not be a paranoid parent, but sometimes you just need to let things run their course before throwing antibacterials and medication all over the place. :)

Did the snake just shed? If so, sometimes the scales will remain a pinkish tone for a few days after.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

I think you might be doing a little TOO much. Two soaks a day and neosporin for a tiny cut? I have seen ball pythons recover from multiple rat bites without any disinfectant or anti-biotics or anything.

Just leave the snake be for a while. Once she sheds everything should look back to normal. The more you mess with her, the more you stress her out. The more stressed she is, the slower her recovery.

I know it is hard to not be a paranoid parent, but sometimes you just need to let things run their course before throwing antibacterials and medication all over the place. :)

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Yeah, I'm just worried that its not a cut. I really can't tell but the scale has a brownish/reddish tip and is "chipped" so to speak. It also looks like a slit has gone through the middle of the scale and both "sides" of the slit have already flaked off. So, I'm literally clueless here. I wish I could get a good pic of it but no camera besides iphone. Because of the brown tip, I'm concerned it is scale rot in the very very early stages but since I've always kept the enclosure clean, wet free, and humidity in the 55-60% range permanetly, I don't know how she got it. But I figured that treating it as scale rot in the early stages is safer than ignoring it and it getting worse.

Edit: Also she hasn't shed since thanksgiving so she is probably due for a shed sometime soon.

Edit**: She also has no abnormal smells, swollen scales, pus or anything of that nature.