This is what I did to treat one of my snake burns, at the advice of a herpetologist/registered veterinary technician who also works as a reptile keeper at the zoo:
1) Warm water soaks for 20-30 mins, once daily, to help the process of getting the dead tissue off. That tissue will just host bacteria.
2) Gently "scrub" (lightly rub) the area with a veterinary sanitizing scrub like Nolvasan (chlorhex) or Betadine. Try to ease off dead tissue but don't peel it off and cause bleeding. This is done just after the warm bath.
3) After the bath and scrub, apply an antibiotic creme made specifically for burn victims, Silvadene, once a day.
Also, during "bath time," I would sanitize her entire cage, cleaning the hide and water bowl too. I permanently removed anything extra like foliage or bark. Not only did it make daily cleaning of the cage quicker, but it gave less areas for bacteria to hide and possibly enter her compromised belly scales. I would do this daily even if she didn't pass any urates or poop. Not worth the risk of a bacterial infection after a burn.
This process worked very well for me, and I saw a huge improvement just 2-3 weeks later. Good luck on your veterinary visit...I hope it's a good prognosis.
P.S. Invest in a thermostat ASAP!
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