Hey guys, I'm afriad my Ball Python has scale rot. Tell me what you think.

[Voodoo151]

Hey, Tarantula/Snake owner here.


A while back a friend of the family needed a good home for her Ball Python (unsure of his age). Though I have had no prior experience with snakes I happily obliged, and up until this point all has been fine; good sheds, good eating habits and great temperament.

I went on vacation and upon returning I found my little guy had a very poor shed, huge pieces of dead/dry skin all over. His water bowl was completely empty; not nearly enough humidity and his tank was a mess, needless to say I wont be using the same house sitter from now on.

Anyways, yesterday I helped him through his shed with soaks and a warm towel and everything came off OK, though, It seems he has a case of scale rot (though, with how dry it was in the tank, I'm not ruling out a burn...or both). I have already started treating him with diluted Betadine soaks and antibacterial ointment along with putting him in a secondary clean tank with some newspaper/paper towel for substrate (until i can thoroughly clean the main tank). In the temporary tank I have a the humidity a bit lower at around 35%, temp is at 75.

I am unsure if all of it was necessary. Being new to snake ownership I thought I'd play it safe.

Here are a few pics taken shortly after a soak, I'd appreciate any help you guys can give (mainly if my current course of action id enough, or if a vet trip is in order).

http://imgur.com/a/CpApk#ZGfNKi0

I can embed if necessary.