Scale rot? Burn?

Hello, new to this site so I'm sorry if it's in the wrong place, etc. Wish my first post could've been more positive, but I know fellow bp owners can help with this. My boyfriend and I recently purchased an adult female albino ball from the New England Expo and have been having many problems thus far. It began with clicking, making us believe she had a resp issue so we cut back on humidity. Which has thankfully since stopped.(Currently using paper towels and heating pad, ensuring side with pad isnt too hot) and after her shed yesterday we noticed this discoloration and wrinkling. Will post pictures, praying they attach correctly. Thank you all for your help!
http://i.imgur.com/4Jczga7.jpg
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Take your snake to a vet..we cannot diagnose correctly online, and even then, we couldn't prescribe meds to help.

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Are you using a thermostat w tht heat pad?

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Also, what are your temps and humidity reading at? What do you use to measure these?

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Originally Posted by Jeanne

Are you using a thermostat w tht heat pad?

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Exactly this, your snake looks burned.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

Exactly this, your snake looks burned.

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Thats what I was thinking. Hopefully, OP will respond and answer some questions about husbandry.

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I'd say a burn I'm not a vet nor claim to be so I haven't seen any solutions so I'll give it a shot. First a thermostat a must till u get your hands on one if a Heat pad apply cardboard inside glass of tank. This is NOT a solution a thermostat is.
The burn itself does not look terrible so do the following betadine solution to water in small tub with top enough to cover 3/4 of its body 1 time daily. Just enough in warm water to turn it reddish a touch. Then add silverdine cream twice daily.. Do for a week next shed you should be good.
This is the method that The late Bob Futo taught me and he forgot more about snakes than I or most will ever know.

Hello, thank you so much for responding, currently do not have a thermostat as I just got her and the stores around failed to carry it. One is currently en route to my house, and should be here tomorrow or the next day. I layer many paper towels above the pad but my best guess is she mustve snuck underneath it. Im currently using a hygrometer and thermometer combo. Always keep temp at 80 and humidity at 55%. Thank you also for that great advice, couldnt find much about a good home solution as I feel a vet visit would stress her out more than she already has been. Whenever I heard above mentioned clicking was after being handled for too long. Also could just be a crazy snake mama who worries too much. Regardless, I too thought it was the early stages of something, but more scale rot photos looked simmilar to her than burn photos although those photos showed pretty badly burned snakes.
Sidenote, I apologize for terrible formating, Im on my phone and it doesnt handle this page very well.

No problem if you feel lost with treatment PM me I'll shoot my number and walk u through it. From what I see a weeks treatment and a shed later it will be gone.

If you haven't yet, you should just turn the heat pad off until you get the thermostat, the snake should be fine until it arrives.

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1st, turn tht heat pad off.. Period. U shld not be using it without a proper thermostat.

Go to a vet! You need a vet to get silvadine cream.

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Originally Posted by Aceboas

I'd say a burn I'm not a vet nor claim to be so I haven't seen any solutions so I'll give it a shot. First a thermostat a must till u get your hands on one if a Heat pad apply cardboard inside glass of tank. This is NOT a solution a thermostat is.
The burn itself does not look terrible so do the following betadine solution to water in small tub with top enough to cover 3/4 of its body 1 time daily. Just enough in warm water to turn it reddish a touch. Then add silverdine cream twice daily.. Do for a week next shed you should be good.
This is the method that The late Bob Futo taught me and he forgot more about snakes than I or most will ever know.

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Silvadine is only avail by prescription. It is not sold over the counter.

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Looks like you have a burn going on there.
Make sure you are taking your temperature for your heat source in the hottest spot your snake can touch, they do burrow....

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Silvadine is only avail by prescription. It is not sold over the counter.

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http://www.mountainside-medical.com/ will sell it without a prescription.

Thank you thank you! Grateful for all of your helpful responses and techniques.

Yea id say its a burn as well. I have dealt with scale rot unfortunately and it doesnt look like that. U need that thermostat and take everything out so u can see the pad under the glass. Let the pad run for a while and let the thermostat kick on and off. Then use a infrared gun check the temp through thenglass. Do not let it exceed over 90 cause if it burrows under ur substrate and lays on glass. U can burn her like u have. Make sure when u readjust it u recheck it on plain glass. If for any reason u cant keep heat up. Find a second source of heat such as a 75w infrared bulb on a dimmer switch. U can buy the dimmer at lowes or home depot for $12. Well worth the money

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Looks like a burn to me as well. I would, like someone else mentioned, turn off the heat pad until the stat gets there. Meantime vet trip for some meds and you should be fine.