Help! New BP, weird scratches

[ridingtheclouds]

Hello! I got my first BP about a month ago and today I noticed these markings/scratches. What are they and is he/she going to be okay? She/he is only about 16" long.

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[PitOnTheProwl]

What are you using as a heat source an how are you regulating it?

[ridingtheclouds]

A heat lamp on one side and 2 thermometers on the hot and "cold" sides. Hot side is about 80° and cold is 75°

[PitOnTheProwl]

Temps are not hot enough.
The small spot looks like it could be either scale rot or a burn and the longer one looks like a burn.
Substrate?

[ridingtheclouds]

How could I help the scale rot? He's about to shed so will that help it? And reptile carpet as substrate.

[PitOnTheProwl]

You cant really clean that carpet junk. VERY unsanitary.....
Paper towels will be your better bet.
Give him time to she and see if it get better.
I have never had the pleasures of dealing with scale rot first hand.

[ridingtheclouds]

Okay thank you! Hopefully he does get better he's a sweet little guy

[Bonn Cabrera]

The small scratch, he might got it from a previous activity such where that scale was drag the wrong way, just like pulling it upwards against its row. The longer scratch is where the umbulicus used to be attached, I say. How old is he?

[bcr229]

Get an under-tank heater AND A THERMOSTAT for the hot side, your temps should be 78-90*F.