scale rot :-( HELP ASAP, vet havent helped

[OmNomNom]

You should visit the burn ward at a hospital sometime....

Scrubbing might not be the correct term, but removal of dead skin is typically a step in the process of treating a burn. I'm not familiar with treatment of it in snakes, but I am familiar with treatment of 3rd degree burns in humans. It's not the burn that hurts. It's the healing afterwards.

This.

The term you want is "debridement", and is pretty much one of the most painful things you can do to a person. Because yes, "scrubbing" is essentially how it's done, and there's nothing gentle about it. It's also essential for the healing process after a burn. Any dead tissue/skin hanging around is a breeding ground for infection, and it's gotta come off.

....and the maggots used are sterile. Actually quite helpful little buggers, they only eat dead flesh and so leave healthy tissue behind (unlike debridement) and are significantly less painful (unlike debridement). Not sure how a snake would feel about that though....


To the poster who thought the OP was being irresponsible because such conditions don't happen "over-night", you are correct. It wouldn't have taken over-night. Probably only a few minutes on a shorted UTH is all it would take to cause a burn. Irresponsible would have been not noticing it/correcting it/taking the snake to the vet/questioning the vets advice/seeking new advice/vets and taking care of the injured animal. All things the OP has so far done.