Scale Rot...

Just a few questions..

-Is it contagious between snakes/reptiles?
-Could it cause my snake to lose her desire to eat?
-If caught early, can it be treated from home/without seeing a vet?

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Originally Posted by azak323

Just a few questions..

-Is it contagious between snakes/reptiles?
-Could it cause my snake to lose her desire to eat?
-If caught early, can it be treated from home/without seeing a vet?

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- 1. Not unless it has a bacterial/other type of transferable infection (as far as I know) but your snakes should not be housed together anyway.
- 2. Yes, a snake in pain is stressed. Stress=no desire to eat.
- 3. Yes, but a vet can perscribe antibiotics if needed, and identify any other potential issues.

OKay. Thanks Missi! :oops:

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Originally Posted by azak323

OKay. Thanks Missi! :oops:

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No problemo! There may still be others with varying responses, so you don't have to take my word alone:)

I would take the snake to a herp vet and get their advice on the situation. For the time being keep the snake dry, on something like newspaper or paper towels.

If you can get betadine, you can give the snake a soak in a betadine/water solution.

Best of luck!

Let us know how your appointment goes tomorrow eh:)

Oh i definitely will. JK, I've already got her quarantined on paper towels and she's going to the vet tomorrow. :gj:

I feel like such a bad mommy!

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Oh i definitely will. JK, I've already got her quarantined on paper towels :gj: I feel like such a bad mommy!

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Nuh uhn, your doing so much better now!

I REALLY hope so; i'm just learning as i go i suppose. I thought i had done enough research and everything before i purchased but i guess not! :weirdface

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I REALLY hope so; i'm just learning as i go i suppose. I thought i had done enough research and everything before i purchased but i guess not! :weirdface

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Don't worry, so did I.

once again, glad to know i'm not the only one. thanks for all your help with everything; it's really been awesome.

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once again, glad to know i'm not the only one. thanks for all your help with everything; it's really been awesome.

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Everyone here likes to help out when they can:) Thats why I am so addicted to this forum:rolleyes:

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once again, glad to know i'm not the only one. thanks for all your help with everything; it's really been awesome.

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You may also be able to get betadine bristle scrub brushes from the vet if you take your snake in.

I treated a snake several years ago for a belly burn/possible scale rot. I was instructed to scrub her belly with betadine and absolutely no soaking for the animal in question while the rot was going on.

yeah a lot of people have mentioned betadine and im hoping the vet will give me some tomorrow when we go in :) i just cant wait for my babies to get better! and missi, i have become completely addicted to this site in the past like.. 2 days. haha! it's so awesome.

U can also get betadine (sometimes less expensive for the same strength product) at your local drug store/Walgreens, etc. Some vets like to mark up the prices quite a bit.

well, i already bought the stuff the vet gave me :weirdface. oh well! Thanks for the tip though :)

Does scale rot tend to "dry up", so to speak, when healing?