HELP > blood under scales

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Originally Posted by Mr Sully

With this dry environment do snakes get Scale Rot? Thank God ive never delt with it, but i thought it was from moist places that hatbor bacteria? Has anyone heard if it effecting the eye?
Do you clean up any mess he/she makes right away or are you gone a lot?

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It can also come from BP's sitting in their urates, whether on paper or substrate.

The rescues I got in that had scale rot, were usually kept in the typical "neglect" situations, bone dry enclosures, no optimal heat, no humidity. I have never had it in my own collection, just received it with rescues, but none of them were kept in wet conditions, although I'm sure that would make a better bacteria breeding ground ?

Hopefully the OP's snake doesn't have anything serious going on and with better husbandry, it will resolve.

edited to say, trying to find some sources, its interesting reading for sure !

Yeah none of this makes too much sense to me.

I would just keep the enclosure clean and wait for the next shed to see if it improves.

Do you mist the enclosure for Humidity? Do you know others with snakes, friends ect? If so what do they do? What is your environment/weather like in Eygpt?

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Originally Posted by Mr Sully

Do you mist the enclosure for Humidity? Do you know others with snakes, friends ect? If so what do they do? What is your environment/weather like in Eygpt?

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the wather is not that dry but sometimes i mist the tank in sheding days

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Originally Posted by the eg python

the weather is not that dry but sometimes i mist the tank in shading days

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This needs to be done every day. Remember, ideal humidity is 50-60 percent, slightly higher when the snake is in shed.

man...this looks like some form of septicemia...but that could be coming from my fishkeeping side...looks real similar though.

I'd just do whats been suggested-100% clean setup, spot on husbandry and keep monitoring.

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Originally Posted by predatorkeeper87

man...this looks like some form of septicemia...but that could be coming from my fishkeeping side...looks real similar though.

I'd just do whats been suggested-100% clean setup, spot on husbandry and keep monitoring.

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That's so funny, I thought exactly the same thing at first! But I don't think this shows in snakes like this... I also keep/breed fish so I'm sure that's why.

now she likes to stay in the water i got her out three times and she still go back to the water
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...%2F102tend.jpg

Maybe she is too hot? Ball pythons don't normally soak unless something is wrong. How strong is the lamp you are using?

Just leave her be, try not to handle her unless necessary.


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Originally Posted by the eg python

now she likes to stay in the water i got her out three times and she still go back to the water
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...%2F102tend.jpg

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Don't take her out, she's soaking for a reason. How's her humidity?