Okay! Sorry for the huge gap. I took her to the vet last Friday, the vet I saw was awesome, and started her on the path to recovery. She had to get some of the burned skin removed, yikes, but she's doing a lot better now that I can put the ointment the vet prescribed right on the effected area (Sulphadiazine cream). She's getting antibiotics and pain medication every two days, and even shed last night.
That being said, most of the burned skin came off in her shed, but the burn is still there. It was deep enough that the vet told me there might be some scarring- feeling horrible for keeping her in such a bad tank, but glad I was able to fix what had been going wrong.
The thermostat and thermometers I got are working like a charm, and she seems a lot happier in her new and improved tank and seems much more relaxed with two hides instead of one
Still getting used to the medication schedule, but I'm so relived that she's starting to recover
bad picture quality, but here's a picture of her freshly shed belly- better, but not perfect- 5 days into her treatments
And a bonus, my parents are on board with helping me to get her a bigger tank and a better setup (Backing, stuff to hide in, more hides, etc.) as soon as she's recovered
Thank you all so much for your feedback!
(also, there's nothing wrong with the end of her tail- there was just some shed skin stuck that came off later)
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