Scabbed, Thinning Scales Around Spine + Infected(?) Eye

[Craiga 01453]

While I understand that husbandry is important, you have no place to tell me I'm a bad owner. I worked my ass off years ago trying to help my ball python recover from slipped skin disease. I care about my animals, and it's not full on full on neglect to not have a thermometer and a tracker for the humidity. I've seen snake breeders shove their living animals into small boxes with paper bedding and they get praised. So don't shun me for not having the perfect husbandry. If you can't get your point across respectfully, then just get out and leave this thread alone.

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TurningStar;

Thank you for taking a more respectful approach to it. I'll look into going to Petsmart tomorrow and getting gauges. If better bedding isn't horribly expensive, I'll get some. But as of the corona virus nonsense, I'm not getting paid from my part time job. Hell, I haven't even gotten my first paycheck because for some reason the first pay isn't direct deposit.

You may care about your animals, but unless you're willing and able to provide proper homes and care for them it's not fair to the animals. YOU have a choice, THEY do not.

Yes, breeders do use racks and provide little as far as space or enrichment, but I guarantee they know their temps and their heating equipment is regulated by thermostats.
That's because they do it the right way. With the safety of the animals being top priority.

I'm not saying you're a bad owner, I'm just saying you should have been prepared and set your enclosures up properly. There's a reason EVERY SINGLE CARE SHEET talks about temperature... because it's IMPORTANT to the well being of the animal. If you can't be bothered to spend ten bucks on thermometers then maybe it's time to reconsider keeping them.
I saw above you're planning on going to PetSmart. Save yourself some money and go to Walmart or Amazon and buy decent digital thermometer/hygrometer combos. I use Accurite brand, but there are others you can use.
However, you made no mention of buying thermostats. They're literally the most important piece of equipment you can have.
Google snake burns if you need to, but unregulated heating equipment can burn your snake, cause neurological damage or even be fatal.

And unless you get the right equipment and start keeping the animals properly it's inevitable that you'll have more vet trips in your future. And since your a college kid earning a part time paycheck that may not be possible.

I'm not bashing you, I'm teaching you. And if you aren't able to hear constructive criticism you'll never improve. I may not wrap everything in rainbows and bunny rabbits, but what I say is true. It's our responsibility as keepers to keep them the best way we can. That means buying proper equipment before buying animals. That means teaching the people watching our snakes how to properly care for them.
But it starts with us, and the animals don't get a choice.