The thread said C&P, so here goes, PLEASE respond asap. I need tos tart treating her before it gets bad

1. How long have you had your ball python?
3 Months


2. How old (or how big) is your snake?
2.5 Ft.


3. Does it eat on a regular schedule?
yes, every 2 weeks, but should it be more often?


4. How long since its last meal?
3 days


5. What type/size prey is being offered?
small rats, f/t


6. How often do you offer food?
every 2 weeks. She eats it like a champ.


7. What type and size of enclosure does it live in?
30x18x25, 5 gallon tank.


8. What are you using as substrate? If it has depth, how deep is it?
I have using the shredded aspen wood, about 1" deep. Until it is gone from her previous owner, She had mites when I got her (he said he was neglecting her, lack of time for her) so I used paper towels for that. And now that IU have discovered her belly rot, I am back to paper towels. Have been for 4 days.


9. What type of heating do you use?
Lamps on top of her cage. 2 70 watt bulbs.


10. Do you use a thermostat to control temperatures?
no, I just monitor her cage with thermometers. Her lamps stay on one side, so if she gets too hot, she goes to the other side of the cage, which stays about 10 degrees cooler.


11. What do you use to measure/monitor temperatures?
thermometer strips. 3 of them, 1 is 1" from the bottom on the right side of the cage under her lamps, one is at the top on the side without lamps (she can reach the side with lamps with her tree, if she stretches out), and one on the bottom one inch from the bottom, on the side without lamps.


12. What are the surface and ambient temperatures in the enclosure?
80-85 degrees on the side with the lamps, about 70-75 on the side without.


13. What is the average humidity level?
I am still working on getting a measuring device for that...sorry


14. How many and what type of hides does the snake have?
She has a stump hide, synthetic. It is a large "bonsai" tree, but from plastic.


15. Is water readily available at all times?
yes. It is in a large bowl, short enough for her to get in and out of as she pleases. I change it daily/ every other day.


16. Does the snake live alone or does it share the enclosure with anything else?
alone.


17. How often and for how long is the snake typically handled?
daily, depends on how much homework I have. Never less than 45 minutes. she loves attention.


18. Does the snake have any medical history (old injuries or illnesses)?
She appears to have some burn scars and maybe some mite scars. None since I have had her. She has had a few run-ins with mites at her old owner's house. She has belly rot now, and there are no local herp vets that I have found. Columbus, Ga if anyone can help with that one.


19. Do you have any other reptiles? Have you brought in any new reptiles recently?
no, and no.


20. Is there anything specific or unique about your situation that we should be aware of?
What I think is belly rot, is some redness under her scales on the bottom. It almost looks like when we scratch our skin too much it gets red and spotty, but under just some of the edges of her belly scales, and only on her top 3rd.