help! scale rot? looks terrible!

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Originally Posted by ChicaPiton519

so i'd suggest keeping her on paper toweling in a rubbermaid with clean water.
if she dumps the water, clean it out, put fresh paper in, and re-fill her dish.
keep the paper dry.

as for cleaning the tank... take everything out, and use a reptile safe cleaner. i would keep her in a tub for now, because it is easier to keep clean.
course thats my opinion.

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I agree with this. Keep a close eye on her, make sure the paper stays dry, and use a tub for now, because you can toss it into the dish washer and clean it easily.

In my tanks, I use concentrated Simple Green, just spray the tanks, wipe it down, then rinse with hot water in the shower (I've got one of those long massage showerhead thingies so it makes this really easy) Simple Green is safe and a really good cleaner, we use it around the house on pretty much everything, like our counters and what not.

When she's done healing, I'd suggest continue the use of papertowels/newsprint, or get aspen bedding or cypress mulch, these are good for humidity, but the cypress more so.

I hope your girl gets better :(

Glad to hear that you got her to a vet and she is on her way to recovery. It definitely looked like a burn to me...and I know that my girl loves to shove all of the bedding out of the way and lay right on the glass.

You definitely need a thermostat. But after an expensive vet trip, at least start with a rheostat. A good thermostat can be kinda expensive but a rheostat can help tie you over until you are able to get one. But if you end up going with a rheostat, be aware that even on the lowest setting my heat pad would get up to 100 F, and I'd have to turn it off sometimes to keep the temps where they should be. They are definitely not a long term solution, but it will keep the temps lower.

Hopefully she will heal quickly and you can get the heat sources set up correctly so you won't ever have to see her poor belly like that again!!

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Glad to hear that you got her to a vet and she is on her way to recovery. It definitely looked like a burn to me...and I know that my girl loves to shove all of the bedding out of the way and lay right on the glass.

You definitely need a thermostat. But after an expensive vet trip, at least start with a rheostat. A good thermostat can be kinda expensive but a rheostat can help tie you over until you are able to get one. But if you end up going with a rheostat, be aware that even on the lowest setting my heat pad would get up to 100 F, and I'd have to turn it off sometimes to keep the temps where they should be. They are definitely not a long term solution, but it will keep the temps lower.

Hopefully she will heal quickly and you can get the heat sources set up correctly so you won't ever have to see her poor belly like that again!!

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Thank all of you so much for your concern and help! Everyone.

I will definitely get a rheostat ASAP. For now I've placed planks underneat the tank, and I'm keeping the thermometer directly on the glass to monitor the temp for the next 24hrs. I've got an acu-rite so it'll tell me Max/min temps. I'm not putting her anywhere near the tank right now.

As for the comment about insulating the tank. Is that something that is truly necessary? Or keeping her in a tub indefinitely? It seems a shame to have such a beautiful animal and not be able to see it.
Though I'm sure many of you are convinced at the moment that I'm undeserving of such a blessing... :(

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Originally Posted by IRIEdub

It seems a shame to have such a beautiful animal and not be able to see it.
Though I'm sure many of you are convinced at the moment that I'm undeserving of such a blessing... :(

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Tubs are pretty much clear :)

i dont believe that the tub should be a perminant housing, i understand wanting to watch her...

but until she is done healing. a tub is a must. it is the easiest to clean. and keep things right.

and to be honest, we all make mistakes...
you got her to a vet - thats what matters, and she'll most likely heal up with no sign it even happened.

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Tubs are pretty much clear :)

i dont believe that the tub should be a perminant housing, i understand wanting to watch her...

but until she is done healing. a tub is a must. it is the easiest to clean. and keep things right.

and to be honest, we all make mistakes...
you got her to a vet - thats what matters, and she'll most likely heal up with no sign it even happened.

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thanks, i'm startin to feel better :please:

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Well, i've got her home now, in a temporary tub (on newspaper with a hide in there) while I clean out her tank.
The doc said it did seem to be an infection, but wasn't very clear, and didn't seem totally certain.
Then again, I was pretty certain that it wasn't a burn because I keep a good monitor on the temperatures.

I came home with a tub of "Malaseb Pledgets" from the vet, which are Rayon/Polyester tabs with Miconazole (17.4mg) and Chlorhexidine Cluconate (20mg) and Alcohol.
The vet recommended that I clean her underbody with the tabs; as I was doing so, I noted that the skin did look more burned than infected at some points. The doc recommended I use Neosporin to treat the area, which my Dad (who doesn't like snakes) applied as I held her belly-up. She was surprisingly very calm, and kind of just watched as he did it, even though her body would squirm slightly at the touch and she was obviously uncomfortable. She didn't try to wrestle her way free though

I also cleaned out the tank, and as I was doing so, I realized that underneath the substrate, directly over the UTH, the temperature was definitely hot to the touch! I put my thermometer sensor directly on that spot, and wouldn't you know, the temp shortly rose above 120°F!
I'm thinking this is a burn now, and I will check back with the vet when I can. It was an expensive trip though, but I've definitely built a bond with Irie that I don't want to lose.

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doesnt anyone else find something wrong with the vets actions!

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Originally Posted by nixer

doesnt anyone else find something wrong with the vets actions!

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What's wrong with the Vet's actions???
I talked to them this morning and told them that it probably was a burn, and he recommended I return for some ointment that will soothe and help heal, but I don't know what it's called. When I get it I will let you all know

I've come to a conclusion that it's most likely a burn because I moved her tank.
as I said before, I previously had her tank on top of a shelf with planks to give circulation underneath the tank to regulate the temperature, but at my dad's suggestion moved her temporarily to the floor.
Obviously the heat could not escape and it got too hot for her when she burrowed under her substrate, and since I did not handle her for two days, I did not see it

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What's wrong with the Vet's actions???
I talked to them this morning and told them that it probably was a burn, and he recommended I return for some ointment that will soothe and help heal, but I don't know what it's called. When I get it I will let you all know

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Alcohol!
and lack of any kinda of antibiotic

There has been lots of good advice here so there is no need for me to rehash it but something I haven't seen is a warning about the type of neosporin you use.


Make sure the neosporin does not have pain killer... no Neosporin +, no extra strength polysporin, nothin...

My ball had scale rot (not this bad) but moving him into a tub (which can be kept super clean) along with daily cleanings and applications of neosporin he healed up in about 2 weeks. Just keep at it with what the vet says and he will heal up. It will probably start to look worse before it gets better because it will dry out... Looks really bad when it dries out, but once he sheds it will looks worlds better...