Red scabby looking spot on my enchi ball python

[blabbytax1]

Hi I noticed a red scabby looking spot on my snakes belly and I was wondering what it could be I can't post photos because this is my first post but does anyone know what it could be?

[bcr229]

Are you using a heat pad/under-tank heater with your snake? If so is it regulated by a thermostat so it doesn't overheat and burn your snake?

[Mirakuru]

Like mentioned above, you should have a regulator for your heating mat so it stays constant and doesn't have weird fluxes in temperature. Also appropriate to have is a temperature gun so you can point at a specific spot and get an accurate temperature!

Also if you're using substrate, every other day I have to go under the hide on the warm side and make sure the substrate is evenly covering it. There could be some spots where more heat is coming through because of the material being pushed around. This is also why a temp. gun is useful so you can quickly scan over that area to see any spikes.

I'm going to assume you already know this, but just to refresh I consider anything above 90-92 degrees is probably a little too hot for their bellies.

I haven't had a scab happen before, but Dumplings belly has been a little pink in the past because of the heat being too high. I'm sure others will be able to give you some first aid advice!

[dr del]

This will help all concerned I hope.

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[blabbytax1]

I don't have a temperature regulator but I will look for one (will the pads with built in ones work?) and I don't have pictures of the injury right now but I will take some and try to post them thanks I just want to help my not so little nagini

[bcr229]

I don't have a temperature regulator but I will look for one (will the pads with built in ones work?) and I don't have pictures of the injury right now but I will take some and try to post them thanks I just want to help my not so little nagini

You need to unplug the heat mat right now. If your snake is burned so that it's red it will need a vet visit.

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[blabbytax1]

I already did when I saw it

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[Mirakuru]

https://www.amazon.com/iPower-40-108...=fsclp_pl_dp_1

heres what I use. You plug the heating mat into the port in this device, then plug the whole device into a power outlet. This is what will regulate your mat!

there is a probe, the little thing that has a suction cup on it. What I do is I put the probe right in between the tub and the mat to get a reading of what the mat itself is heated up to. (You can just slip the suction cup off and toss it)
There is a "set up" button where you can make a target temperature. I keep my "target" at 95 degrees because through the plastic and the substrate that makes the warm spot around 85-90. You'll be able to check that with a temperature gun!

The way it regulates is if the mat goes above your "target" the regulator will turn the heat mat off to cool down, and it'll turn it back on again when it needs to reach the target temperature again. I'd say get one of these as soon as you can.

[blabbytax1]

https://www.amazon.com/iPower-40-108...=fsclp_pl_dp_1

heres what I use. You plug the heating mat into the port in this device, then plug the whole device into a power outlet. This is what will regulate your mat!

there is a probe, the little thing that has a suction cup on it. What I do is I put the probe right in between the tub and the mat to get a reading of what the mat itself is heated up to. (You can just slip the suction cup off and toss it)
There is a "set up" button where you can make a target temperature. I keep my "target" at 95 degrees because through the plastic and the substrate that makes the warm spot around 85-90. You'll be able to check that with a temperature gun!

The way it regulates is if the mat goes above your "target" the regulator will turn the heat mat off to cool down, and it'll turn it back on again when it needs to reach the target temperature again. I'd say get one of these as soon as you can.

Thanks I will get one as soon as I can I will have to see how much I have after paying bills and getting my car repaired

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[Bogertophis]

Thanks I will get one as soon as I can I will have to see how much I have after paying bills and getting my car repaired

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Please don't take this the wrong way, but if you cannot afford basic proper care (& by that I mean adequate, reliable & regulated heat for their digestion) please do
not try to keep any pet snake...it's not fair to them. If you cannot afford a thermostat (or rheostat) to regulate the UTH, then it's a safe bet you cannot afford the
emergency vet care that this snake now also needs...please re-home it to someone who can take proper care of it, until your finances are such that you can provide
responsible care. Keeping pets of any kind means not just paying for the animal, & not just feeding it, not just buying a cage & adequate heating equipment, but it
also means having enough money set aside for whatever medical care may come up, without waiting to save for it while the animal suffers...that's just not right.
Unless you can borrow funds to take care of this now, please re-home this injured & hurting snake to someone (a rescue?) who can & will.

I don't have a temperature regulator but I will look for one (will the pads with built in ones work?)...

You mean like human heating pads, with the 3 buttons (low, med, hi)? Not reliable at all, & can be hazardous if used improperly. You might
be able to get away with using a "lamp dimmer" aka "rheostat" from local hardware store (not expensive at all, get the kind you plug a lamp
into the extension cord with sliding control to regulate, BUT be advised that some UTH does not easily take to being dimmed, and will just go
off instead of lowering the heat; all you can do is try it & see, not a big risk & lamp dimmers on a cord are always handy for over-head lights
(you can provide temporary heat that way too, but still need thermostat to make sure it's not too hot!) and they're handy for our own lamps
too.