Quote Originally Posted by azak323 View Post
y'all have been such a big help. trog, what did you do to get your baby back to health? i have a pastel too, and he's also starting to turn pinkish on his underside with a few small sores. They're both going to see mr. vet tomorrow, so hopefully good things will come. can scale rot kill a snake?
If it's taken care of by a responsible owner then no, but if it were left alone it could cause serious internal and external infections that could end in the death of the snake. The vet will probably prescribe an antibiotic and it should clear up pretty quickly, usually after a shed it's gone.