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 New Owner Worried- Strange Scales, Please Help
I'm a fairly new owner, it's been a great time so far but I'm worried at the moment. This morning I found strange scales on his underbelly, could anyone help identify?
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Last edited by Silk; 02-03-2017 at 10:35 AM.
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could be a burn? there's definite discoloration across the underbelly, but the side looks most affected.
to rule out a burn: how to you monitor temps in the enclosure? what are you using as a heat source? is the heat source regulated with a thermostat?
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Hard to tell & see in a pic but its looks like a infection could be starting. You dont use a Heat Rock do you?
I don't know what to tell you as I use Vets when a problem arises at all. Maybe someone else has seen that. It doesn't look like Scale Rot to me.. More like Burn or infection starting.
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Re: New Owner Worried- Strange Scales, Please Help
I've got a heat lamp and a pad under the tank in his hide area, that could be it because unfortunately the heat pad is not regulated
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Your going to cook him. Heat Mats ( especially ones from Petsmart chain stores) heat up to 140. They specifically say in the directions must be regulated by the thermostat. You are cooking that snake
Name: Christian
0.1 Albino Ball (Sophie)
0.1 Russo White Diamond (Grace)
1.0 Hypo Burmese (Giacomo/AKA Jock)
1.2 Razors Edge/Gotti & American Pit Bull
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1.1 Albino/Normal Burmese (Mr & Mrs Snake)
1.0 Albino Ball (Sully)
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Re: New Owner Worried- Strange Scales, Please Help
 Originally Posted by Silk
I've got a heat lamp and a pad under the tank in his hide area, that could be it because unfortunately the heat pad is not regulated
Why on earth do you not have it on a thermostat?!?! Then yes it's probably a burn! Take your snake to the vet. And unplug the heat pad NOW until you get a thetmostat.
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