Re: Scale Rot Plz Help,...
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Originally Posted by
Foschi Exotic Serpents
Call the vets in your area and ask if they would give you or sell you a little of that cream. If you do a google search you can buy it online but it would be very helpful if you had some now.
My vet filled a pill bottle of it for me to have after one of my retics was bitten by a rat when she grabbed it wrong.
It can be hard to find. Maybe call your Dr's office and ask if you can have some. It's good to have on hand.
The reason neosporin and bacitracin should not be used in this instance is any oil based salves will keep the area too moist and will cause the scales to flake off of reptiles.
ok i understand the oil based issue but they make neosporin in a cream as well would that help till i can get to the vet?
Re: Scale Rot Plz Help,...
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Originally Posted by
Foschi Exotic Serpents
Then find that cream and continue treatment til then. Do try to find someone near you that can help.
If it's going to heal then it will look a lot better in just a couple days. If it doesnt, then you have to consider letting someone who can treat it have it.
alright thanks again i will head to the store and give him his bath when i get back and continue updates from there,...
Re: Scale Rot Plz Help,...
Hello again,... another problem I went to pick up the neosporin cream that they make but the only kind they have has the pain relief in it are there any other suggestions on creams I can use or can I use the neosporin still???
Re: Scale Rot Plz Help,...
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Originally Posted by
Foschi Exotic Serpents
No. It isn't a good idea to use neosporin. Or any triple antibiotic cream. Or bacitracin.
You need to find one that isn't oil based for this type of scale problem or you'll most likely make it worse.
Ask the pharmacist if they carry another white cream that may be similar to the silver burn cream. All the clear type ointments I listed are really not good for this.
ok they say there arent any and the only way to get the burn cream is through perscription or online,... i found an equate antibacterial cream that i was going to try out on a small patch is that an ok idea,...?
Re: Scale Rot Plz Help,...
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Originally Posted by
fullrace2
i picked up a snake from a craigs list kid that hadscale rot as well... not as bad but i just kept her tub dry never soaked her and just put a&d cream on her once a day....after about a week or so it went away but you could see the marks on her belly... after the next shed it was almost 100% gone
ok thanks