Possible scale rot?

Hello everyone, im am new to this forum and to the ball python scene, i have been keeping snakes for little over two years now and recently my friend gave me this ball python that he couldnt care for anymore, it turned out to be a female normal and it looks like she has scale rot. Now the my local reptile store said it wasn't and the snake just shed and i thought i would go away but it didn't. Here are a few pics to see what u guys think and how i could treat it.

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Do you feed live?
Looks more like a rodent bite or scratches imo.

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I would put her on paper towels and treat those areas with Betadine solution ASAP.

She hasnt eaten since she has been with me & i'll put her on paper towels and treat her first thing tomorrow morning

I also have a heat pad on the tank she is in, do i take that away and put a heat lamp or is that fine?

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Originally Posted by Robert093090

I also have a heat pad on the tank she is in, do i take that away and put a heat lamp or is that fine?

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As long as the UTH is controlled with a thermostat, I see nothing wrong with giving her the proper belly heat. What temp do you have the UTH set at?

90 to 92

Whether its scale rot. Or bites they should be treated the same. For both my recommendation is to hospital clean tank (bleach out), paper towel sub changes daily. This is to keep the environment as clean and sterile as possible. Treat wounds or rot with cleaning them with straight betadyne. I don't recommend doing betadyne soaks unless the area is widespread which it's not. We don't want to Give bad sheds in this process bc of soaking. So daily changing of pt and wipe betadyne on the areas. Should clear up in a jiff. Looks more to be wounds from prey to me though.


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Originally Posted by Homegrownscales

Whether its scale rot. Or bites they should be treated the same. For both my recommendation is to hospital clean tank (bleach out), paper towel sub changes daily. This is to keep the environment as clean and sterile as possible. Treat wounds or rot with cleaning them with straight betadyne. I don't recommend doing betadyne soaks unless the area is widespread which it's not. We don't want to Give bad sheds in this process bc of soaking. So daily changing of pt and wipe betadyne on the areas. Should clear up in a jiff. Looks more to be wounds from prey to me though.


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Well i can guarantee you its not from any prey. She hasn't eaten since i have her and i don't leave rats in with her for more than 30 min and i supervise them. She literally shed today in the morning and before the shed she had alot more brown spots, now she has less but they are brighter now and i also cleaned her cage when i got her and put new mulch and i have been soaking her for 10 min tops just to keep her skin nice and hydrated.

If you keep proper humidity in her enclosure, you will not need to soak her. In fact, soaking can be counter productive.

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Originally Posted by Slim

If you keep proper humidity in her enclosure, you will not need to soak her. In fact, soaking can be counter productive.

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Ok, thanks for your advice.

Ok so, i put in paper towels and i put some betadine on her affected areas, i let it dry an put her back in. Now, when should i apply it again? & i will see results next shed cycle, correct?

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You can apply daily or every other day. The most important thing will be to keep the tank hospital clean. This will require at least changing the papertowel daily. Scale rot can take awhile to heal. You may see results By the next shed. But it could also take much longer. It doesn't seem to be a bad case. But watch for it getting any worse. The trick for you will be keeping up humidity without the tank being damp or wet.
I agree soaks can be counter productive. If everything was right with husbandry you shouldn't have needed to do soaks or should do them.


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Originally Posted by Robert093090

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Love that stripe!! Good luck with the treatment...

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Originally Posted by Homegrownscales

You can apply daily or every other day. The most important thing will be to keep the tank hospital clean. This will require at least changing the papertowel daily. Scale rot can take awhile to heal. You may see results By the next shed. But it could also take much longer. It doesn't seem to be a bad case. But watch for it getting any worse. The trick for you will be keeping up humidity without the tank being damp or wet.
I agree soaks can be counter productive. If everything was right with husbandry you shouldn't have needed to do soaks or should do them.


Check out what's new on my website... www.Homegrownscales.com

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Ok will do, thank you

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Originally Posted by LGray23

Love that stripe!! Good luck with the treatment...

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Yes she is very nice for a normal, that stripe is very unique lol