He is in a 25 or 30 gallon long tank, i forget which. As a heat source i have a heating pad, i don’t have a thermostat yet but i check at least two times daily to be sure that it’s not too hot. he is already on paper towels instead of a substrate and i change them any time they get wet/dirty. Humidity stays between 52 & 55 % and i check that daily as well. He has eaten well for me for the past two weeks, this week he wasn’t interested but i tried to feed him sooner than usual.
This problem started a little less than two weeks ago, it was right after he shed. i assumed he had rub too hard while he shed because it didn’t look that bad at first, his scales were just a little pink. as it progressed i started using a vetericyn spray, today my mom and i researched scale rot so we soaked his tail in a chlorhex solution and put on Veterinus Derma Gel.
I know saying this is going to cause issues so please don’t fault me for this, but i can not take him to a vet, i don’t have the money for vet bills because all of the vets near me charge insane amounts. My mom used to work as a veterinary tech though and said she would talk to some of her colleagues that are still in the practice and see what they would do.
thank you all for your helpful input.
