A word in my own defense.

[Sadie]

This is in response to the person who left me negative feedback for my post in the "BP Soaking" thread. There was no name, otherwise I could have addressed you privately.
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=38153

I stated that a ball python MAY soak because it is afflicted with scale rot. Other perfectly valid explanations had already been made. I did not contradict them.

This was based on my OWN experience, with my four snakes. The ONLY time I have ever seen a ball python soak in the last year that I've owned them was in the case of my 06 girl who I discovered, after two days of near continuous soaking, had SCALE ROT. She did not have mites, and was not in shed or too hot although those may be other reasons for soaking. She did not soak before and has not soaked since.

How can you say that I gave wrong advice? My only "advice" in this thread was to look for pink spots. That is what scale rot CAN look like, maybe not always, but that again is my own personal experience.

I was only trying to help.

[Vomitore]

Send a PM to one of the admin's and they can resolve in what they think is best.

[SiscoReptiles]

This is in response to the person who left me negative feedback for my post in the "BP Soaking" thread. There was no name, otherwise I could have addressed you privately.
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=38153

I stated that a ball python MAY soak because it is afflicted with scale rot. Other perfectly valid explanations had already been made. I did not contradict them.

This was based on my OWN experience, with my four snakes. The ONLY time I have ever seen a ball python soak in the last year that I've owned them was in the case of my 06 girl who I discovered, after two days of near continuous soaking, had SCALE ROT. She did not have mites, and was not in shed or too hot although those may be other reasons for soaking. She did not soak before and has not soaked since.

How can you say that I gave wrong advice? My only "advice" in this thread was to look for pink spots. That is what scale rot CAN look like, maybe not always, but that again is my own personal experience.

I was only trying to help.

Note: I am responding to this post, but it was not I who left negative feedback. That's not my style to give negative feedback for offering advice. I did want to share some info here though.

Scale rot is caused by too much humidity/moisture or web substrate. Normally balls don't soak because they have scale rot, though it could be that too much soaking was causing the scale rot. I have never noticed it pink in color, but the only time I have really encountered it is at petshops who did not keep their bedding dry. It was generally dark orange or rusty, and found inbetween the scale folds. If the bedding is changed and kept dry, temps good, etc.. the rot may come off during the next shed.

Rick

[SPJ]

I didn't leave the feedback but I can understand the viewpoint that a snake with scale rot would never soak.

If they soak, it is from either having mites or the temps are too high and they are trying to cool off.
That is the only times I have ever seen BP's soak.

I haven't even seen them soak prior to a shed.

Having scale rot in my opinion would never be a reason for a BP to soak.

[Entropy]

I have nothing to say in reguards to the topic the OP speaks of but I don't know about everyone else but I've seen quite a few of these posts lately.
Perhaps people would not be so quick to abuse the system if they'd be known. Would it be possible to make it so people have to post their names when leaving feedback of any kind?

[Nate]

I have nothing to say in reguards to the topic the OP speaks of but I don't know about everyone else but I've seen quite a few of these posts lately.
Perhaps people would not be so quick to abuse the system if they'd be known. Would it be possible to make it so people have to post their names when leaving feedback of any kind?

In the "site info" section, there's a thread on the rep system. It says that names are not a part of the rep system in order to avoid "pay backs"...

[mike9452]

well i live in the same area as the person that you are giving advice to.I have more than a few bps.have you thought to ask if there are hide spots in the encloser.there are people who rais bps in racks and don't use hides,i don,t(in rack set ups)but after i feed a few of my snakes do spend a day or so soaking some more.i just asume they like the sucurity of being in the bowl while they are digesting.People are givinng advice on this thread which should not.The post was from edmonton Alberta Canada ware the temp was -25 c right now with no humidity,to say its mites or temp are to hot might not be correct due to the weather we are having right now.

I didn't leave the feedback but I can understand the viewpoint that a snake with scale rot would never soak.

If they soak, it is from either having mites or the temps are too high and they are trying to cool off.
That is the only times I have ever seen BP's soak.

I haven't even seen them soak prior to a shed.

Having scale rot in my opinion would never be a reason for a BP to soak.

[mike9452]

just to add,my above post was not ment to be rude or insult anyone,but it is a total different climet here than what most of you in the states are dealing with

[mike9452]

After taking the time to follow the links in this thread i realized I should not have made the above post(dam Canadian beer) as I thought the topic related to the weather conditions we are dealing with right now.

sorry Mike

[HollyS]

I read both threads and negative feedback for the statement seems rediculous but I had no idea there was any such thing (newbie). What is this neg. feedback? I'm looking but haven't found anything yet. I know what it is on ebay but here...????