Need Help, URGENT

[Black_Shark]

Hey all,

well, about 2 weeks ago after I fed my female BP, I picked her up to hold her and noticed that she had a very very very small "chip" in one of her scales with some brownish/reddish stuff in the chip. Kinda like she slid over something sharp and it caught the scale. After looking at the scale, I didnt see any damage to the skin underneath, just the scale but to be safe, I put her on paper towels and daily neosporin treatments for a 5-7 days. I then soaked her after that week and put her back on Aspen. Well, after picking her up today, I notice that the scale is turning pinkish. At first I thought "She's going into shed" but I can't see any real pink tinge anywhere else. Now I'm worried it's infected somehow. What do ya'll think? Pics are below.

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You can't even see the cut it's so small but you can see the pinkish tinge. Any advice?

Edit: Temps, etc are as follows

90 hot
78-81 cold
58% humidity
Aspen bedding
41q tub

[DZ Reptiles]

Are you sure its a cut and not a burn?

[Black_Shark]

Are you sure its a cut and not a burn?

Yes, I am 100% sure. If I had a better camera I could show it to you but the scale is "slit" so to speak. If you look at it the top layer has been slit and 2 weeks ago I actually peeled off the top layer of a scale. Kinda like a shed as in the scale is intact but the very very top layer came off. If you search my previous threads, you'll see that the last time she shed she also shed scales and this was EXACTLY the same. In fact, I've seen some other scales "shedding" but very very few. But the cut/chip is only on the very edge at the bottom of one scale.

Edit: Also, her UTH is on a thermostat. on/off so it hits 93-94 and goes down to 87-88. Not nearly high enough for a burn

[Black_Shark]

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[BbyBoa]

Its fine, just keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't get infected, or worse.

[RichsBallPythons]

clean it with betadine twice a day.

Dot use rubbing alcohol or peroxide.

[Black_Shark]

clean it with betadine twice a day.

Dot use rubbing alcohol or peroxide.

Would neosporin with no painkiller suffice?

[RichsBallPythons]

IMO no need for neo or polysproin as its not a open cut or wound.

Just keeping it clean and keeping snake on paper towels is all thats needed. If it gets worse then vet is needed

[Black_Shark]

IMO no need for neo or polysproin as its not a open cut or wound.

Just keeping it clean and keeping snake on paper towels is all thats needed. If it gets worse then vet is needed

Just put her on paper towels. Would applying neosporin hurt her at all? I would much rather put some disinfectant on her just in case.

[RichsBallPythons]

Just put her on paper towels. Would applying neosporin hurt her at all? I would much rather put some disinfectant on her just in case.

Betadine is all you need. Neosporin isnt a disinfectant at all, betadine is