Help! Burn or Scale Rot?

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Originally Posted by beachvibesbyeff

I have a fish thermometer on the inside...we'll it's a suction and after like 2 days it falls off and I have to replace it...it's always around 80...and no I do not have a therm/rheo...I know if anything I need to increase the humidity but that couldn't be why my snake has this on her belly...

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Seem like you need to invest a little more money

First you MUST HAVE a thermostat to maintain proper temps and avoid overheating.

Second you MUST know your temps and this mean having an accurate reading with a digital thermometer/hygrometer (since you MUST also know your humidity)

You can find one at Walmart for 12$ and it looks like this http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...Acu-Rite_T.jpg

Fish tank thermometer, dial or stick thermometer cannot give you a proper reading of your temps!

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Originally Posted by GA_Ball_Pythons

Fish tank thermometer, dial or stick thermometer cannot give you a proper reading of your temps!

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Correct.

Ambient temps are one thing, but belly heat is another. If you have a heat pad on the bottom, you need to know what the temp of that heat pad is. It could be a burn from the bottom of your enclosure.

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Originally Posted by nathanledet

is that a typo?

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LOL! I had to laugh a little at that!
Sorry.... :laughing:

It's very possible that your BP could get burned if your UTH isn't on a thermostat/rheostat. An uncontrolled heat source can have DRASTIC heat fluctuations. I would seriously consider purchasing one. For $80, you might have prevented the burns (and the vet bill!). I would look into a Johnsons Controls or Ranco if you just have the one BP...they'll help prevent this from happening again/getting worse.

I think your mother did the right thing in taking your BP to the vet...so I wouldn't be angry with her about it. It's your BP's health that's important, right?

In addition to the Thermostat, I would purchase a digital thermometer/hygrometer (they're about $12 at WalMart). Many of us on BP.net use AccuRite thermometer/hygrometers and find that they're very accurate. That way, you can be sure your BP is in optimal humidity/temp conditions and assure that temperatures are controlled so your BP doesn't have to go through this again.

I feel sorry for your snake and your mom, Obviously your snake doesn't mean much to you if wouldn't want to take it to the vet, and even if your friend is a "reptile specialist", why wouldn't you go to him right away? Honestly though, why would you even get a ball python, if you can't take proper care for it, did you get it because it was only $30? Or because you wanted to show it off to your friends? Or do you really have a passion for these beautiful animals? IMO, and this is just my :2cent:, I think your mom did the right thing, and you have no right on gods beautiful green earth to be mad at her, and I give her kudo's for taking YOUR poor snake to the vet, taking time out of her busy schedule, and hard earned money for YOUR snake, by the looks of it she has more respect for your snake than you do. I do realize that when you do come home, that you do have a limited time for everything and you got stuff to do, but damn.. Show some respect for your pets.. Poor snake. I hope your mother takes better care of it than you ever would. :mad: Sorry for the rant you guys....

I'd take my bare hand and put it on the glass where the UTH is... C how hot it gets!
When I do with mine, my hand gets SUPER hot... you don't want your BP to get super hot!
Again a thermostat I believe would help because you can set the amount of energy going to the UTH and that can lower or raise the temps???

pls correct moi if I'm incorrect about the thermostat!

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Originally Posted by Jonny2184

I'd take my bare hand and put it on the glass where the UTH is... C how hot it gets!
When I do with mine, my hand gets SUPER hot... you don't want your BP to get super hot!
Again a thermostat I believe would help because you can set the amount of energy going to the UTH and that can lower or raise the temps???

pls correct moi if I'm incorrect about the thermostat!

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you can set the heat to lets say 94, as soon as the temps hit 9 degrees, then the thermostat will lower the temp until it hits lets say 89, then it kicks back in, but yeah, it does control the temps.

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Originally Posted by Bright202

you can set the heat to lets say 94, as soon as the temps hit 9 degrees, then the thermostat will lower the temp until it hits lets say 89, then it kicks back in, but yeah, it does control the temps.

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That's an on/off thermostat you're describing--which is what Ranco and Johnsons are. Proportional thermostats, such as Helix and Herpstat, control the amount of power going to the UTH--so that the temps have a VERY small range of fluctuation--they don't shut off and on like the other type does.

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Originally Posted by AzureN1ght

That's an on/off thermostat you're describing--which is what Ranco and Johnsons are. Proportional thermostats, such as Helix and Herpstat, control the amount of power going to the UTH--so that the temps have a VERY small range of fluctuation--they don't shut off and on like the other type does.

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Oh, lol sorry :P

Cool... thats totally my new purchase!
TkS!