Question about if my snake has scale rot

thanks that saves me a lot of worry

but i still would love to know what this is

could it be scar tissue? i "rescued" Monty from a petco and i have no idea if he was ever attacked by a prey item before i got him

Yes, it could be scar tissue. As Drew said, scale rot generally presents as a lacy red-brown coloration at the edge of belly scales.

If it's along the neck, it's most likely retained shed (especially this time of year and being a petco snake). Scar tissue presents as raised smooth shiny patches and does not resemble dry skin.

A good soak or a humid hide will help.

-adam

ok it is now day 3 of the antiboitics as well as neosporin for my BP. Im kinda worries as the scale rot is on a 3rd of her under scales. By this i mea she has the pinkish color for about 5 inches under her body. I have been giving her the antibiotics via saringe(minus needle, don't know what they call them. It just shoots the liquid in her mouth) and coating the infected area with neosporin everyday. I have also chaned from using cypress mulch back to newspaper for the time being. What im wondering is if i will see the pinkish tint go away as it gets better or will i not know if its healed or not until the next shed(she just shed 2 days ago)?

And also i have herd many different things about using mulch, some tell me that it bette because it hold moisture better hence keeping the humidity levels better, but then others tell me that its not as clean in that it can harbor illnesses easier. What is your opinions on the use of mulch. As far as i know she Nyxx seems to like the fact that she can burrow under the fake climbs and stuff in the tank. But at the same time i think it may be why she has contracted scale rot.

Has she been seen by a vet yet?

Mulch is fine as long as it's never damp or wet. Also, frequent regular changing is necessay to keep your cage clean.

-adam

She was at the vet about a month ago when i noticed that she had a hard brown thing at the tip of her tail. I brought her in and she got a shot and the antiboitics that i have now. I was not able to take her this time to see the vet but since i know the lady that works there i had her give me more antiboitics for scale rot.


I think that since my humidity is hard to keep up(over tank heater) i may have sprayed the mulch too much and perhaps there was too much moisture and she contraced scale rot. But the thing i don't understand is how could it be too wet in there if i had to keep spraying it to keep the humidity up. Specially on the hot side where there is the UTH and the heat lamp, so it seems that the mulch was always dry. But it has to be sometihng since she has scale rot now. Im kinda stumped, not to mention worried in hopes that she will make it through this.

Her attitude has not changed so much she is still the same great snake so she seems to be dealing ok with it but one can never be sure.

So you're guessing that the spots you're seeing now are scale rot?

Kinda, im not just taking a stab in the dark. the same brown hardish tip at her tail is there again coupled with the pinkish/some brown underscales. I talked to the vet today and he told me that it sounds like scale rot. He told me there is no need to be charged for another visit when i have already aquired the antiboitics. And as i am a broke college kid and these visits are not cheap i didn't take her back in. Do you think i should take her in anyway?

i was thinking about it and i decided to take her back in for a visit just to be sure there everything is ok. So i took her in and they gave me chlorihexadim(sp?) and told me to soak her in a 1:10 solution with this stuff and water. I also have Baytril which i give to her oraliy for 3 weeks.

But i was worried about this soaking thing, the vet told me that i have soak her for 15 mins everyday in this stuff, and i am pretty worried that this will stress her out. what do you guys think? The antibiotica orally once a day is not so bad because its quick and painless but hope this soaking will not cause her too much stress. But he said its scale rot.

I think it would be helpful for everyone if someone could post a picture of an example of scale rot and mites, so everyone has a reference, and doesn't get lost trying to explain it in words. And if anyone does, just don't post a really gross picture, I don't want to see a snake whose skin is peeling or anything, just like a begining case. Thanks!