HELP! Ball Python Has Long Brownish/Red Mark Down His Belly!

My ball python is about 10 months old. He eats fine every 5 days and is very active at night. I noticed this brown line on the underside of my ball python and am really worried. I dont think it is a burn because the UTH i use is not that hot i feel like its impossible for him to get burned on it. Its more warm than hot. The line starts about 1/4 down his body leaving the top quarter completely fine and white. Could this be scale rot? I really want to know the best precautions i should take about this matter as i am very worried. Any feedback is greatly appreciated thanks!http://pasteboard.co/4LttChoPN.jpg

Here is an image of the line http://pasteboard.co/4LuFRVaCq.jpg

I am not an expert, but that definitely looks like rot to me.
here's a thread from a while back, hope it helps

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...elly-scale-rot

or maybe its not rot at all - like i said, not an expert, but better safe than sorry.

I vote burn.

I think it's a burn. Is there something controlling the UTH temperature? It can feel warm to you but still be burning the snake.

Welcome to the world of snake burns.
What is the EXACT temperature of your UTH on the glass UNDER the substrate?
You are warm blooded so how it feels to you is irrelevant.
Unplug your UTH until you can regulate it correctly.

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Took this girl from someone who couldn't fix their problems.
This scar is a couple years later still kicking myself for not taking photos when I got her.

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Yeah that's a burn. Unplug the UTH until you get a thermostat.

I will go with burn

I can't see the pictures for some reason, but everyone else is saying burn. I have been treating a burned snake I got from someone. You might want to look at my thread. I don't know how to link it on tapatalk, but you should be able to click on my name and find it. I got lots of great help, and it should help you to.

My treatment worked extremely well, but if the burn smells, is oozing a lot, is worse than the picture of my snake below, or you aren't confident treating him, I would take him to the vet immediately. Honestly I would do that anyway to be safe. I have a bunch of leftover sulfadiazine cream, so if you need any just pm me.

Here is what my snake's burn looked like:

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This is the most recent pic I have:
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Thanks for the info dude i appreciate it alot! My UTH can not be controlled and i am using paper towel a substrate at the moment so what do you suggest i do?

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Originally Posted by AYOwhaddup

Thanks for the info dude i appreciate it alot! My UTH can not be controlled and i am using paper towel a substrate at the moment so what do you suggest i do?

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Dimmer or thermostat are what control an UTH.
Did you look at the photos I posted?

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Originally Posted by AYOwhaddup

Thanks for the info dude i appreciate it alot! My UTH can not be controlled and i am using paper towel a substrate at the moment so what do you suggest i do?

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UNPLUG your UTH IMMEDIATELY, and go buy a UTH that can be controlled as well as a reliable thermostat.

Keep the animal on clean paper towel, clean the wound with betadine and treat with Silvadene (silver sulfadiazine), if it gets worse consult a vet.

Seconding Deb and Pit. No heat would be better at this point than uncontrolled heat!


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Well, i guess that just shows you how much of an expert i am not :oops: - so it seems to be a burn - anyway, controlling the UTH is not an option, it is mandatory. But luckily its also very easy. you can spend a few hundred on a Spyder Robotics herpstat (and if you have the $$, i suggest you do so) or you can spend $27 on a simple but totally effective thermostat. Personally, i have the simple one, but paired it with a $12.50 dimmer switch to attempt to have the uth running at an appropriate power/heat level constantly, but with the safety net of the thermostat just in case (for example, if the ambient temp in the room goes up, the uth will be able to convey more heat). But remember, if you want to go the cheap rout, the thermostat is far more important than the dimmer.

Looks like a burn to me as well, and I agree with everyone else.....UNPLUG THE UTH UNTIL YOU CAN CONTROL IT!!!! Sorry if I am repeating everyone else but the thermostat IMO is the MOST important thing you can purchase. Get the snake some treatment and it will be ok.

A UTH, uncontrolled, can easily reach temperatures of 115*F or higher. I have also never heard of a UTH that cannot be plugged into a thermostat. You MUST get one that *can* be plugged into a thermostat.

A thermostat is a MUST have item if you have a ball python period.

A lot of good advice from people that know what their doing, the next step is on you to follow it. Wish you and your snake a speedy recovery.