Red scales

I have recently been seeing red spots on the scales of my ball python and I am wondering what it is.

Do you have any pictures to show us?
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...-Post-Pictures

It is hard for me to get a pic as it is by his head and he is moving alot

Here is the best pic I could get of it
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/show...1&c=3#post1738

Could you post a pic of your setup? I'm not an expert when it comes to this kind of thing but could maybe be a burn or scale rot.


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I am new to snakes and I only want the best for my ball python here is my set up
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/show...hp?i=49962&c=3

What are you using to heat your viv? and what is your temps/humidity at?

I am using a heat lamp to heat my viv and my humidity gauge broke yesterday and will not turn on my temp is 80

I also have the viv above my lizard cage and the hide is above it will that do anything

I only got him 2 weeks ago and he was fine at his old house but since we moved him he has shed and it was not a complete shed

Well I don't see how it could be a burn if you're not using a UTH, you need to get your gauges fixed ASAP, and what temp is at 80?

I would advise replacing all the substrate with paper towels for
Now keep everytning clean.. Hopefully
Someone more experienced in burns/scale rot can weigh in.

What size viv is that? And how old is your BP

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My BP is 4 years and 5 months old and the viv is 3 ft he is just over 3 ft long, my viv is above my lizard cage and the hide is above the light for him will that affect it

Check this out:
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet

BUT for now.. try replacing the substrate with paper towels.. keep it extremely clean buy a humidity gauge ASAP.. make sure the humidity is between 40-50%
the warm side should be 88-90, hot spot of 90-92.. cool side from 82-86f.

Could he have wrapped around that light and burned himself?

Yeah sorry I have just noticed you don't have a guard on your bulb so that's a possibility of a burn


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I will get a guard when the pet shop opens and will he be ok if he does have a burn

Even with a guard that will probably be too hot.

Am u best switching to a heat mat

Yeah but is a bit tricky with a wooden viv, check out viv exotic glass mat holder


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Do u put the heat mat inside of it and put it under the hide?

If you had the glass holder yes, otherwise no you shouldn't just put a heat mat in viv many problems.. Water damage etc.


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So if I get a glass holder and heat mat I can just keep my light off and just put the heat mat and glass thing right under the he so the hid is on top of it

A heat mat doesn't heat anything else but what it touches so in a 3ft viv I think you would need another heat source, I have a ceramic heat emitter along with a heat mat


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Shall I just replace my heat bulb with a ceramic heat emitter and also put a heat mat under the hide will that work

Yes but you should look into it first.. you will need a tstat for both


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I am happy to get anything I need to make it the best for my pets