HELP! Bad shed? Scale rot?

Oh the poor thing. :(

Yeah that needs a vet.

That almost looks more like a burn from that pic.

That is most definitely not from a bad shed. How quickly did this set in?

It is either a burn or scale rot and needs attention immediately.

I believe it is a burn. You said you are using a heat mat, are you using a thermostat to regulate it?

To me it looks like a burn, and a pretty serious one at that. It could also be a case of scale rot. Either way, it definitely needs vet care. Make sure you get your heat source regulated.

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Originally Posted by Nater

A few days later his belly became very brown and hard, almost looking like a scab. I'm pretty confident it's not a burn as I only have a heat pad with forest floor substrate at least and inch thick.

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Sorry, I only looked at the pic and didnt read anything.
You have a good belly burn there probably from a heat pad that is WAY too hot:gj:
Hard and crusty is not good and I have yet to see scale rot that gets hard unless it is a major infection that has gone on for a while.

I hope your not reading this because your at the vet right now.

That's not a bad shed or rot. That's a serious burn. I hope that little guys been to the vet by now. He's going to need vet treatment, a sterile environment and the silverdine cream that you get from the vet. Ouch.


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