My ball python has scraped his scales off!

[lucianocook]

Hello everyone im VERY new to this site so i do not know if this is the right place to post.
I am sorry if it is not.

any way my 5 month old baby bumblebee ball python was showing signs of shedding he didnt shed for 2 monthes because he sopped eating for 1,

the other day i found him with bits of skin torn of and still hanging there, today i found him with smooth 'cuts'? down his back one was showing signs of bleeding only a tiny bit but the other one is white what is he doing and why is he doing this i am starting to really worry. these scrapes or cuts are not deep it looks more split .

I NEED SOME ADVICE NO WHERE ON THE INTERNET CAN I FIND A SOLUTION

is he rubbing himself to hard and hurting himself?

he has been placed in a smooth rub with paper towls and a water bowl.

ANY ADVICE IS MUCH APPRECIATED.

[C2tcardin]

Any chance you can post pictures of this? Also can you tell what in his enclosure is he rubbing against that may be cutting him? I would try to get pictures up and remove the object if you can for now till you get help. It may be nothing but him starting to shed or it could be something that may require a vets attention.

[anicatgirl]

You can clean a cut with Betadine and apply neosporin that does NOT contain the pain reliever. But that's about all I can say without pictures. If it is bad, vet immediately.

[lucianocook]

http://gyazo.com/e302c3533bc344d4af7e3efa408cc0ef

ok guys this is a pic of when i first found him i have bathed him since to clean him up the wounds are much smoother less messy this is a wound towards his neck its red but smooth the one im concerned about is the white one it is raised slightly smooth and white no patern no scales prob a inch long only a few mm wide.

HE DID FEED YESTERDAY! although his wounds were not as bad

as for what hes doing it on i have no idea. and no idea why he is doing it he is now in a plastic rub with no hide a small water bowl and news paper

one of his red scrape
http://gyazo.com/b8e4fb13fb1d481821eee9d69bb30d2c

one of his white scrape (slightly swollen) bad quality sorry
http://gyazo.com/2ff819bb473cd62b043166578879c9db
THIS IS HIM SCRAPING HIMSELF i have ordered betadine can any one explain me how i should apply it to my snake

[anicatgirl]

Ummmmm holy smokes... I can't say anything else because censoring. But duuude. I haven't seen anything like this. I would personally rush mine to the vet man, ASAP...

[Newowner1]

That looks really bad I would take him to the vet just to be safe I would hate for an infection to set up

[DVirginiana]

Vet.
Also, you need to figure out what he's rubbing against that's causing that. Can you post pictures of your setup?

[lucianocook]

my set up is removed completely only a empty viv with a plastic rub in it with him in i have a very close snake breeder friend and hes saying that if it gets worse weithin a week take him to the vet but atm he is ok i believe hes eating and flicking his tongue but if anything carries on ill rush him to the vet

[C2tcardin]

WOW, I'm glad I suggested pictures. I agree with the others that's really bad, I've never seen anything like it. I say find a vet that knows reptiles and get in ASAP.
Keep us posted and good luck with him.

[lucianocook]

i also think the pics make it look alot worse guys! BUT i am going to rush him to the vet next week if this persists as hes in a plastic rub now he cant do any more damage

the only reason i say next week is im friends with a bp breeder and i rushed him round to him assoon as it happened he says hell be fine if i keep him in my rub and clean him daily etc using betadine etc etc if it gets worse i got to take him to the vet

i would also hate for this to get infected, if he wasnt flicking his tongue and he wasnt eatign i would go vet but i think i can heal this myself as doing research all day ive seen people with a lot worse! believe me

can any one explain how to use betadine on my snake? would be much appreciated