Does anyone know what this could be?

Although I don't know much, my common sense tells me a couple things.

1. You said you use a heat lamp to keep them warm
2. The marks are NOT on his belly and they are on his top.

Conclusion- Your heat lamp burned the heck out of him and gave him red swellings. (Use a underbelly heat mat, and get a thermostat)

Go to vet.

Wow, that is really strange. I agree with the vet visit since it could be infected.

i agree, vet.

but arent burns usually flat? i mean, the burn wounds i have seen in pictures so far have all been relatively flat. but this kinda sticks out.

i dont know what it is, im just saying, i think its either something completely different, or its more than a regular burn.

please keep us updated, whatever it is i hope its treatable and heals well.

Just a wild guess, but could he have fallen or had something heavy fall on him maybe? I am leaning more towards a burn or some kind of bad infection/cyst. But no matter what it is, I would take him to the vet asap!

It looks to me like a severe burn. You know how if you get a minor burn, it's just flat red? But a really bad burn blisters and swells? That's what I am thinking this is. Heat lamps are bad news, a lesson I had to learn the hard way.

Keep us updated, please. I hope whatever it is heals quickly with meds from the vet.

Gale

?Blister Disease? http://www.reptilechannel.com/reptil...r-disease.aspx

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who sent a reply, I did get him to the vet and they weren't sure what it was either but they felt he was suffering so I put him down. I will say that it was not a burn as I saw someone said, he in no way had any contact with the heat source and what ever happened to him came on quick cause he in no way looked like that the other day when I had tried to feed him.

I just want to say that I have always used heat lamps because I have had problems with the heat pads with my snakes and my cat who had a dental at the clinic I was working at, he suffered a severe burn and had to have half of his skin removed on his side. Everyone has what they feel works best

Sorry to here....

Wow, so sorry. :-(