Quote Originally Posted by FatBoy View Post
I think they have been known to have hot spikes. If she is laying on it and it spikes she can get burned. This doesn't look like a quick burn. I am leaning towards scale rot from unsanitary conditions. How often do you change his bark?
Vet says that it does appear to be a bacterial infection

How should I effectively clean her tank?
How can I better maintain the temperature (which does not seem to stay high enough without additional heat via lamp) and humidity?
What substrate should I be using? For now I'll just have her on newspaper after I clean the tank.