Alright so I was inspecting Caesar tonight and I noticed he had these 2 spots/scrapes on his chin. I thought it was dried blood from food at first so I wiped it down with a warm wet paper towel and they didn't come off. So I tried to inspect it and Caesar was busying protesting it haha. I'm not sure if its scrapes from him shoving his head down between the litter dam and the sliding doors on his T10 as he has been doing that the past couple days. He seems to do it a fair amount if not fed within 5 days. Anyways, I've never had to deal with scale rot so I'm not sure if it looks like that or just scrapes? I've F10SC his whole cage and put him down on paper towels for now and am going to get some Betadine solution from Walgreens tomorrow and apply it to the spots with a Q-Tip.
Those who have dealt with scale rot, how often should I apply Betadine to the 2 spots daily? I've inspected his whole body and there is nothing else, just those 2 'lines' on his chin. They don't look like blotches. The look like 2 longish scrape marks. I'll post some pictures but they aren't the best as Caesar didn't really want to sit still for them and I felt bad for the guy as you could tell he wasn't having fun. He just kept trying to curl up on me like he was being punished haha and I kept trying expose his head. Poor little man.
Oh also I'm using the ReptiChips and the stuff was wet as I overdid this batch for water but I was drying and turning it daily. Also I change out the stuff every month so I wouldn't think he was in unsanitary conditions as I try to keep my snakes pristine. Oh also the spots don't look like dead scales or blisters or anything like that. As best as I can see, they just look like a discoloring. They didn't bother him when I tried wiping them off with the wet paper towel except the fact I was holding Caesar's head while rubbing the spots lol.
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