Is this a burn or something else?

[WarriorPrincess90]

Hi everyone!

When I took my little girl out to feed her, and saw this. It has only just happened in the last couple days. Since she burrows in her bedding (Dumeril) I thought perhaps she burned herself on her UTH by laying on the glass? I now have added eco carpet under the bedding over the UTH as well as a new thermostat. But just curious, is this a burn? I've never seen anything like it on my other snakes, and it just looks like she has no scales there. Only skin. Here is a pic.



What is this? And is it something I need to treat? Thanks!

[twistedtails]

Do you have anything sticky in the enclosure? It looks like her scales were ripped off.

[WarriorPrincess90]

Do you have anything sticky in the enclosure? It looks like her scales were ripped off.

No, nothing sticky. But I agree! That's why I didn't know what it was or what to do. :/

[twistedtails]

No, nothing sticky. But I agree! That's why I didn't know what it was or what to do. :/

I myself wouldn't put anything on it unless I saw some kind of open wound. If you insist you could put some of the cream based neosporin on it.

[Cendalla]

I can't really tell from just this picture. Are the scales there? Is it just a different coloration? Does it feel different to the touch? Does it bother her to be touched there?

My Dum has is all cream underneath but has a spot the same size in the same place of pure white scales (I don't know if it was from birth or a injury from before I got her).

Edit: I just looked at her again and its in the exact same spot- she's not cooperating for a picture. I'll try again latter.

[WarriorPrincess90]

Her scales are gone there. It's just soft pink skin. But she doesn't particularly mind being touched there. She doesn't act like it hurts or bothers her.

[Vypyrz]

As far as I know, most all Dumerils have that spot, to some degree. Mine does too. I don't know why.

[yeroc1982]

My boy has the same thing, nothing to worry about at all!

[Rogue628]

Yup. Mine do too. I asked a breeder about it and he told me all dumerils have it.

[devildog_dk]

Add another "My Dumerils has this too" for me, although its not quite as pronounced.