:( Scale rot or burn?

[leaveittoweaver]

Thank you so much! I will definitely keep everyone informed :/ I hope he gets better. I found what seems to be a knowledgeable vet from Voorheesville. Hope whatever he prescribes will help :/

[Skittles1101]

Nooooooo I'd never ever put neosporin on a burn that bad! It's okay for minor burns but it's definitely not meant for burns that bad and can actually make it worse...

[llovelace]

Well seeing as the animal has no opened areas, the neosporin will be fine, if it had open burns, I would have recommended a silvadene cream.

[leaveittoweaver]

He has absolutely no blistering. I think the brown flakey part is actually the necrotic skin shedding off from the burn. I'm not sure if his belly is that color because it's burnt or because it's fresh skin that was under the brown dead skin flaking off.

[leaveittoweaver]

Progress report! I took him to the vet who prescribed silvadene and baytril. He says it is scale rot AND a burn. I had a feeling it was, because before i got him a heavier duty dish, I had a plastic tub for him to soak in that he had managed to overturn and he was basically swimming in water when I had got home from work which is probably why he had the scale rot. I feel so bad that he's in pain. But hopefully with antibiotics and changing the papertowel daily, it will get better.

The vet said I should ditch the heating pad until he heals and use a bulb instead but I use a tub enclosure so I'm wondering what I should do. Thoughts? For now I've turned off the heating pad entirely as it's 80 degrees in the room right now. The heating pad is getting really hot even with the thermostat at the lowest setting(It's the Repti Temp 500). Any ideas? Maybe just a malfunctioning heating pad?

[Skittles1101]

Progress report! I took him to the vet who prescribed silvadene and baytril. He says it is scale rot AND a burn. I had a feeling it was, because before i got him a heavier duty dish, I had a plastic tub for him to soak in that he had managed to overturn and he was basically swimming in water when I had got home from work which is probably why he had the scale rot. I feel so bad that he's in pain. But hopefully with antibiotics and changing the papertowel daily, it will get better.

The vet said I should ditch the heating pad until he heals and use a bulb instead but I use a tub enclosure so I'm wondering what I should do. Thoughts? For now I've turned off the heating pad entirely as it's 80 degrees in the room right now. The heating pad is getting really hot even with the thermostat at the lowest setting(It's the Repti Temp 500). Any ideas? Maybe just a malfunctioning heating pad?

It's not a malfunctioning pad, it's a crappy thermostat. I suggest getting a better one. I use two of these. http://www.amazon.com/Hydrofarm-MTPR...9902064&sr=8-1 For such a cheap thermostat that work okay....to the point where the temps are staying where I set them at. If you want a better quality one let me know I can give you some suggestions.

[leaveittoweaver]

Oh great! Thanks so much. I will purchase one. Any idea on heat in the mean time?

[cinderbird]

The capital region is not NYC area, it's the Albany area. I'm just home treating until the appointment as it's better then nothing.

Derp on me lol.

Glad you got him to a vet and diagnosed. Hope he gets all better for ya

[CoolioTiffany]

I've use two ReptiTemp 500Rs for my Ball pythons for the past two years now. They aren't too bad but are deff the cheapest decent working thermostats you can buy.

Where do you have the probe from the thermostat placed? Is it anywhere touching the heat pad?

[leaveittoweaver]

Yes the probe is touching it directly from underneath the tub, that's the way it's supposed to be right?

Thank you for the well wishes everyone!