First off im going to say im a VERY good owner. his tank is kept clean, temps and humidity are reasonable, hes handled very often. so please dont tell me he has this problem because im a poor owner. NOW hes only had this for about 3 weeks TOPS. hes 10 years old and hes never had a single health issue until now. almost 3 weeks ago i noticed a light brown tinge on the tips of his bottom scales. didnt think much of it since he was due for a shed. the next week he shed. after he shed i noticed there was some dark brown skin clumps on his belly. i just assumed this was dead skin from the shed that had absorbed color from the fresh bark bedding(which ive used since day 1) and higher moisture levels in the tank. the next day i went to clean his tank and feed him. not only did he refuse to eat(which he never does), he bit me which he never has before, but he smelled awful. so i took him out. the whole bottom of his belly was chunking off. i took him to the vet 2 days later. until i could get him to the vet i was using polysporin and betadine on his belly. the vet gave me some soaking antibiotics and oral antibiotics. im now cleaning and steralizing his tank 2x a day and putting fresh paper towels down each time. the vet told me ther was some kind of bacteria, or fungus, or something in the bedding that i used this time.

HOWEVER hes now worse than ever. i came home tonight and there was blood trails on the paper towels, the spot where he was laying was bloody, and dark in color like hes pussing or peed and was laying in it. he bit me again. he has so many bloody sores on his belly, still smells awful, and the skin looks bad.

What should i do? hes going back to a NEW VET tomorrow but i dont know what else can be done. i cant lose him, hes my buddy :-( he spends more time with me then he does in his 55g tank