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whats wrong with his scales?

your_only_nightmare said:
ok,well on another froum iv been told that scale rot should go away wit sheds!!! AND I AM TAKING IT SERIOSLY< I DO CARE ABOUT MY SNAKE
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Did the snake come to you in this condition? If its husbandry has been significantly improved since the condition peaked, then maybe it will go away. Otherwise, the advice you got is meaningless.
 
your_only_nightmare said:
no, its just came now about 5 days ago
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I'd think you would have seen the onset of scale rot earlier than that, so who knows? If it persists after the next shed, I'd get it checked out. For ha-has, I'd also check temps, humidity, and enclosure ventilation. Good luck. :)
 
Roy Munson said:
And the condition is not limited to the areas you've highlighted with red boxes. Those other belly scutes with the dark crud under them are signs of an advancing case of belly rot. Take it seriously.
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What my snake has is not belly rot my vet said the skin is very dry if anything, bellyrot will affect the skin under the scale as well and the area will be very red underneath, what my snake has only affects the scales so my vet said treat area with reptile antiseptic and it will shed out my snake has since shed and the discolouration has gone but like i said so has some of the scale not sure if this will comeback.
 
Neosporin is only a triple antibiotic ointment (neomycin, bacitracin, and polymyxin). It's just a brand name over here in the US. Any of those three, either alone or in combination, will work just fine.

Scale rot will progress to the skin if left untreated. You need to switch out the substrate to paper towels for a while. This will prevent anything from sticking to the scales while you treat it as well as let you make sure whenever there is a water spill or it goes to the bathroom. I would strongly suggest that you start treating now. The worst that happens is your snake gets antibiotic ointment for a few days and it goes away. If you don't start treating and it keeps progressing your snake could potentially die if it gets bad enough from the infection spreading to it's bloodstream. I'm not trying to say that it will, but it's a possability. Most likely it will disperse quickly with the next shed, but you don't know when that will be. An antibiotic ointment will keep it in check (or clear it up) until then and until you can determine if he needs to see a vet or not. I'd agree with Dean in saying not to follow the advice of someone else's vet for something you aren't sure on. It's not a vet that has seen your snake and it might be something completely different. Good luck and keep us updated.

~Katie
 
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his belly is looking better today, ive been putting savlon on, i think it may clear up after a shed becuase like i was reading in kathy loves book, if they have a scale injury the shed more, and well he only shed 3 weeks ago and hes shedding agen. but i think hes getting better
 
If you can get one to, a Vet can water down an antibiotic so that you can give it to your snake. I treated my snake for an infection by injecting her food (I only used pre-killed, don't do this to live feed animals) with the antibiotic solution and did that two weeks in a row.

It does look like blister rot. From what I have read, some snakes like to spend a lot of time in water and that not the best thing for them. So maybe if yours is staying in his water a lot that could be the cause. Use newspaper as a substrate, reduce the amount of water so that he can drink but not soak and give it some time. But seriously ask a vet for some antibiotics and it will help quickly.

I can tell that you really care for your snake and you are doing all that you can. Please don't worry, he will get better.

Michelle
 
i see my female in her bowl more than i do my male, the only time i see him in it is when he falls in after climbing on the tiny ledge at thetop of the viv, but it does look clearer, i think it may clear after he sheds, hopefully anyway. but yeah, doenst spend time on the ground, he likes to sit in the thing i hung up in his viv for me
 
i had a similar problem but it wasnt scale rot it was moisture that got under her scales while she was shedding and the shed didnt come off and stayed on and got rather hard. its my blue beauty snake and its because of the humidity, you have to keep the humidity up with those snakes because they have problems shedding if the humidity isnt in check. so i bought some shed eaze and peeled most of it off and its starting to look better and should get better on her next shed, as i was told
 
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