Scale rot or burn treatment

That is basically it. If I do this beta dine will it be gone but the time she sheds?

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Originally Posted by Deborah

First step is to remove the substrate and replace it with clean paper towel.

Betadine can be used to clean the area you do not have to soak the snake, you can simply use a gauze to clean up your snake. The reason I suggest this is to limit the stress on the animal.

That's the first step regardless of what happen next.

The next step will depend on the extent of the problem, obviously a minor issue does not require the same attention than something more serious.

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So I pour beta dine on her belly n wipe it with gauze, or do I pour beta dine on gauze and then wipe her?

Or could I use iodine cuz I can get that faster?

Can anybody answer the other q's that I have? The issue is I'm 14 and I'm home alone. Parents are divorced but my moms a nurse. I know she always has gauze and iodine so was wondering if iodine could be used

Oh and how often should it be applied?

Use betadine, NOT iodine. You can pour a little on the gauze pad and then swipe in along the area in question - daily should be plenty with those small spots. The marks should go away with her next shed.

Question - Does she have any clear scales that seem to be flaking off? It looks like mild scale rot, but is very hard to tell from those pics. If so, then your substrate was probably too wet (different from humidity), or she has been oversoaking in her bowl. Either way, I second Deborah's direction to switch to paper towels until it is gone.

Her tank is always clean and hadn't. beenn mister a week

Well I did her first treatment today. The meanest snake I have, but I handled her like a champ lol. I appreciate the advice everyone. It saved from expensive vet bills. Good thing I know what to look for lol

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Originally Posted by MorphMaster

Her tank is always clean and hadn't. beenn mister a week

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Snakes don't just spontaneously generate scale rot or belly burns. Recheck your husbandry to make sure the problem doesn't escalate or reoccur.

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Originally Posted by Annarose15

Snakes don't just spontaneously generate scale rot or belly burns. Recheck your husbandry to make sure the problem doesn't escalate or reoccur.

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But it did that's what I'm trying to say. I went on vacation for a week and came back and it was there. Trust me I have 10 other snakes and they haven't ever had health issues. Idk what happened while I was gone. Believe me it shocked me too. Not to mention the panic attacks that followed the discovering

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Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion

Neosporin (without pain killers) is ok for little cuts or scrapes, but it will cause scales to slough, so confine it to the wound area. I wouldn't use it for skin infections like scale rot, and I wouldn't put it on a burn.

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thanks for clearing it up