At the expense of possibly getting bashed again, I'd like to post a health-related question in regards to my corn snake out of concern for her, not myself.
Cheesecake is an ultramel motley so usually she has a nice red and yellow color. I thought motleys were supposed to have clear bellies, and her upper 1/3 IS clear--but for months the bottom third has been steadily turning yellow.
Now this month about a day after she shed, something odd is happening. Nobody, not the vet OR the breeder we bought her from, has ANY clue what the heck this is.
Her scales in some spots are turning gray and white and black and disappearing. They look red and inflamed and painful, and when you touch them she just about jumps out of your hand--which she usually doesn't do, so I strongly suspect the areas are painful. :/
As per the vet she is on .06 mg of an antibiotic every other day for 10 doses (20 days). She doesn't appear to be getting worse (maybe a tiny bit, but today is only dose two) but certainly isn't getting any better at all.
How long until the antibiotics work? I have some pictures but they're blurry and out of focus. I don't want to touch her and risk hurting her for the sake of the clarity of a photo.
Her belly is fine. The odd spots are only in patches on the lower 1/3 of her tail, a little bit above her cloaca and then downward, on her sides.
When should the antibiotics start working?
Thanks...
Shellie