What is this?? (no pic just description)

[KristyS]

I know this is going to be hard to diagnose but please anybody just give this a try. At the pet store I currently work at we have a couple corn snakes in an aquarium. They are on calci sand <----Not my decision nor can I do anything about that. I make sure their temps are at 85 and they have water two hides etc. That's their environment, now for the actual problem...

I first noticed a light brownish/pinkish circle wound on the top of the snows head. I thought it was a burn as it was getting browner and bigger. I started treated it with polysporn, it seemed to be getting deeper but it now looks like its starting to crust over with brown (scab?) so I think the polysporn is working. But now the motley amel is developing a small wound in the exact same spot on his head, it's small but I'm wondering what this could be?? Scale rot, or scrapes? Any ideas at all are greatly appreciated!! Is scale rot contagious?

Thanks in advance! :)

[Darin Chappell]

Without a picture to look at, there is no way to rightly assess anything concerning a wound. However, what you are describing may be the results of these two trying to escape through a hole too small to be fully entered. Since the wounds are localized, and they both have them in the same spots, I would first assume that to be the case.

I would look to make certain that there are no openings in the cage anywhere, no matter how small. Focus specifically on the lid, because youngs corns invariably go UP!

Hope that helps in some way ...

:confused:

[KristyS]

That could be it but I highly doubt it as it's those tight fitting critter cage lids. I'll check anyways. Is polysporn an ok treatment to treat those wounds if thats what it is?

Thanks Darin

[paulh]

Are there any rocks that they might be trying to burrow under? That could produce abrasions on the top of the head.