Thermal Burn?? Please Help!

[AnnaK231]

DVirginiana, everyone told me he was trusted and that he specialized in reptiles.

dr del, I found the brownness before the iodine bath which is what I was freaked out about it.

KMG, I was planning on coco fibers when I move him into his bigger tank (a 30 gallon long I acquired form a friend) I just don't have the money to properly furnish it yet. I'm hoping next month I will.

PitOnTheProwl, I did the same reading and I definitely understand he could have been burnt and WOULD be burnt if I kept it on. A thermostat is at the very top of my list.

But today surprisingly all the brown has gone away with the full shed he had last night... There are still some small spots of brownish tint I can see and his belly has that very light pinkish hue from shedding but other than that he looks very clear. Could it be that he DID get burnt but was beginning to shed and it mostly got the dead skin? Or was it just an abnormal shed? The concerning scale I can't find anymore either... Should I continue treating him like it's a burn because there is still small areas with a light brown tint?

Shed:
http://imgur.com/v8gjAoJ

Belly Pictures:
http://imgur.com/zei2yKv
http://imgur.com/s6AhhQF
http://imgur.com/yuVuD36

I've been dealing with a severe burn for a little over a month. Honestly, it looked like the snake got burnt, the wrinkly funny looking belly skin/scales are dead icky skin and he's healed almost completely.
1: a t-stat should be on that UTH, don't even bother plugging it back in until you have one. I saw it's on your list
2: he should never ever be on "wet" substrate. Damp is different because most substrate will hold moisture a little. But he should never be on anything wet. Mainly because (as my vet said) "wet can lead to cold and wet and cold can end with an RI". If he's on paper towels and you're having humidity issues..get some sphagnum moss and soak it, squeeze excess water out and stick it in Dixie cups around the enclosure.

[Zecon44]

I've been dealing with a severe burn for a little over a month. Honestly, it looked like the snake got burnt, the wrinkly funny looking belly skin/scales are dead icky skin and he's healed almost completely.
1: a t-stat should be on that UTH, don't even bother plugging it back in until you have one. I saw it's on your list
2: he should never ever be on "wet" substrate. Damp is different because most substrate will hold moisture a little. But he should never be on anything wet. Mainly because (as my vet said) "wet can lead to cold and wet and cold can end with an RI". If he's on paper towels and you're having humidity issues..get some sphagnum moss and soak it, squeeze excess water out and stick it in Dixie cups around the enclosure.

He's been doing pretty well! There doesn't seem to be any blistering or open sores on his stomach and I've been keeping him clean.
I have a moist hide in there with him. Is that alright? It's a container with a hole in it with damp paper towels that I change everyday. He seems to be in it a lot though...