Belly Rot

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Originally Posted by SatanicIntention

or silvadene if you have it. Silvadene is a burn cream but it is available only by prescription. Your veterinarian should be able to get some in for you, or you can call your family's doctor and see if they can get a prescription written for you and call it in to your pharmacy.

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Really this stuff works for that? Cool I'm all set if that ever happens. I have a huge tub of this stuff from when I got burnt on my dirtbikes exhaust pipe last summer.

Towards the end of my female BPs belly is a brown line, it looks kind of nasty and I have no idea what it is. IT appeared a few days ago. Is this belly rot?

I'm about 90% sure it's belly rot because it is brown and crusty. Does anyone know of any household ointments I can use to treat my BP's? It only appeared this week hopefully I'll have enought time to treat it.

Belly Rot Images

The above thread shows you pics of "Belly Rot" or Ulcerative/necrotic dermatitis as it is known to a vet. This is caused by a very moist and unsanitary environment. A moist, contaminated environment allows for the growth of bacteria and fungi. This when combined with fecal products that have not been completely cleaned up leads to skin infections. If left untreated, it will lead to necrosis, ulceration of the skin, and fluid discharge. If treatment is not sought, your snake will die. A vet usually treats with Antibiotics, Antibiotic ointments and recommends that you clean out your enclosure. Belly Rot is the extreme case. It usually starts out as Blister disease, which though considered to be a separate entity, is the onset of Necrotic Dermatitis(Belly Rot). Your snake may also have a thermal burn, which on a small scale can resemble Belly Rot. You should at all instances consider taking your snake to the vet before attempting treament of any sorts.

What a good guy. I don't know my snake doesn't look at all that bad. She looks like she has a brown stain on her belly towards her tail. I looked at it closely today and it looks like it may have spread a bit more towards the middle of her body. I put some ointment on it hopefully it will clear up.

For those of you with snakes with the beginnings or advanced cases of belly rot please go back and re-read the good advice given in this thread. At no point was it advised to home treat instead of seeking vet treatment. The advice given was to help you make your snake more comfortable until you get to the vet (which needs to be as soon as possible). Examing your husbandry is also very important or what caused the belly rot will just reoccur, causing your snake further serious damage/illness and causing you to incur repeated vet bills.