Scale rot?

This guy was selling out his collection so I bought all his females and one of them has someting... dont really know what it is. I'm planning on taking her to the vet. but you guys maybe know what it is and what to do?

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I would strongly recomment seeing a vet, even if some other users recommend different. Also, all the other BPs that you got with this one should go in aswell to ensure they are ok

the chin is def scale rot.

I couldn't really tell on the belly but yes, the chin is scale rot. So I assume that the belly mark is also scale rot.

i would say scale rot also.
its pretty bad on the mouth i would take it to the vet asap!
that area is kinda hard to treat yourself and it is very thin and delicate.
i hope i didnt get too deep

The snake vet is off until later this week so I cant bring her to a vet that knows anything about snakes until then. Is there anything I can do by myself right now?

Change the substrate to clean news paper, im not sure what the protocol is on misting and giving water, but i do know dampness is usually what causes it. Do this int he mean time and please go the vet ASAP

It does look like scale rot....I'm wondering if you may have a seperate issue there as well....do you feed live? looks almost like a bite mark on the chin.

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Originally Posted by JimmyBalls

It does look like scale rot....I'm wondering if you may have a seperate issue there as well....do you feed live? looks almost like a bite mark on the chin.

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I feed live but I just got these snakes so I havn't fed them yet. But I think that the last owner also feed live and not in a good way becuse some of them have big scars on them.

make sure tank has clean substrate, I recommend paper towels. remove water bowl, you don't want the snake to soak, but offer it water daily, apply regular neosporin tid or qid until you go to vet, they may place him on additional antibiotics.

Shes on newspaper that I change daily and I will remove the water bowl. I found her soaking just now.

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apply regular neosporin tid or qid

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Sorry but english isn't my first language so what does that mean?

Btw, can this affect the other snakes that's in the same quarinteen room? Should I move them to another room?

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Originally Posted by Mikkla

Btw, can this affect the other snakes that's in the same quarinteen room? Should I move them to another room?

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No, they will be fine together all kept in the same room. The vet will give you some antibiotics for the scale rot. It's not contagious, just happens due to poor husbandry.

you can rub it with some iodine on a paper towel to help keep it from spreading. but try not to get too much in the snakes heat pits or its mouth. a q-tip might be better.

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Originally Posted by Mikkla

Shes on newspaper that I change daily and I will remove the water bowl. I found her soaking just now.



Sorry but english isn't my first language so what does that mean?

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haha. tid and qid aren't english either. they are abbreviations for latin terms. tid means three times a day and qid means four times a day.

Make sure to clean the subtract as soon as it gets dirty, a snake will scale rot should have a clean dry housing area. As said by another poster remove the water bowl he/she will be fine without water for a few days. There is also an ointment you can get to help heal that up faster, I haven't had a snake with scale rot in a while but I did have one male a few years ago my vet gave me the ointment I'll see if I can get the name for you.

I'm sorry tid=three times a day qid=four times a day

If I didn't mention b4 keep the humidity low for now until the problem is resolved

I dealt with scale rot for a bit by soaking the snake in a dilluted betadine solution every day, then drying him and applying neosporin. In my case it was all over the belly.

For you since its only in a few spots I would recomend what a previous poster stated about applying iodine (or betadine is a little gentler) with a Q-tip. Then putting some neosporin in. make sure the neosporin is NON-MEDICATED, that means no painkiller, no +, no extra strength, just plain old neosporin. I don't know the exact reasons why but when I was getting help from Becky (SatanicIntention on BP.net) she was very clear about the type of neosporin to use.