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AnthonyY Contributing Member
Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 180 Location: Surrey
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:27 pm Post subject: Scale Rot HELP PLEASE |
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Hi,
Well one of my royals was just about to shed, so i put some moist moss in it's hide, for about a day or two, then took it out as it had shed, well basically i have noticed its belly went a little pink the other day, so kept an eye on it, now it has started to go, quite bad
Is there anything i can do, or shall i take it to the vet, what i mean basically is there anything i can do in the mean time  _________________ 1.2 BRB's_1.0 Woma_1.0 HIB_1.0 Amel_1.0 Green Pink Spot Snow_1.1 Hypo Bloods_1.0 Ultramel Anery_0.1 Anery Het Hypo Lav_1.0 Hypo Lav_0.1 Aztec Hypo Lav_1.0 Amel Stripe Het Butter_0.1 Butter Stripe_0.1 Anery Stripe_0.1 Ice_0.1 Snopal_1.1 Plasmas Het Hypo |
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Stuart Forum Clown


Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Posts: 16835 Location: Hertfordshire
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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Can you post a picture up? _________________
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Stuart Forum Clown


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AnthonyY Contributing Member
Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 180 Location: Surrey
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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Well i would, but i don't really wana keep handling it etc and stress it out, but i will take one after if it calms down a bit (not tame)
I don't know how to re size, so shall i remove it ? _________________ 1.2 BRB's_1.0 Woma_1.0 HIB_1.0 Amel_1.0 Green Pink Spot Snow_1.1 Hypo Bloods_1.0 Ultramel Anery_0.1 Anery Het Hypo Lav_1.0 Hypo Lav_0.1 Aztec Hypo Lav_1.0 Amel Stripe Het Butter_0.1 Butter Stripe_0.1 Anery Stripe_0.1 Ice_0.1 Snopal_1.1 Plasmas Het Hypo |
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rachel132002 Contributing Member
Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Posts: 194 Location: Essex
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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Vets is good, scale rot can be treated quite well with dilluted hibiscrub or tamodine being applied to the area three times a day and changing the viv at each clean and keeping on just newspaper or kitchen towel so it's sterile and keep water fresh too. Pete aka goldenburm would be a good person to talk to about it as he had a royal that had horrible burns etc on her belly thats come up lovely!
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Stuart Forum Clown


Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Posts: 16835 Location: Hertfordshire
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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No offence but scale rot doesn't appear from a couple of days in a moist hide..it is usualy after prolonged exposure to very damp or soiled conditions,hence why It would be good to see a pic of its belly..what sort of heating do you use?..if a heat mat is used is it controlled by a stat?. _________________
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Scott W Site Admin

Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 13355 Location: London, England.
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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:21 am Post subject: |
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AnthonyY wrote: |
I don't know how to re size, so shall i remove it ? |
Yes, please delete it until you figure out how to resize it, you could always ask how to resize in the off topic section, sure someone knows. _________________
Please DO NOT pm orders for reptiles, send email instead scott@captivebred.co.uk |
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ballmorph Key Member
Joined: 18 Dec 2005 Posts: 239 Location: London
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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:14 am Post subject: |
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Ball pythons bellies usually turn pink when they are in slough.. My Lucy being white turns pink all over! Such a gay looking snake!hahaha |
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AnthonyY Contributing Member
Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 180 Location: Surrey
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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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Stuart wrote: | No offense but scale rot doesn't appear from a couple of days in a moist hide..it is usually after prolonged exposure to very damp or soiled conditions,hence why It would be good to see a pic of its belly..what sort of heating do you use?..if a heat mat is used is it controlled by a stat?. |
As for this comment, i don't know how else to put it really, but are you saying i am lying, as the moss was in there for 2 days maximum, as the snake had then shed, so i took it out, then i noticed it was still pink, kept an eye on it, got worse phoned vet etc
Thanks to those of you who helped, i did book her an appointment, but came home from work today to sadly find her dead
It was obviously to much for her
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Stuart Forum Clown


Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Posts: 16835 Location: Hertfordshire
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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | As for this comment, i don't know how else to put it really, but are you saying i am lying |
No but without pictures its very hard to say,hence why I asked for a photo.I'm really sorry you lost the snake but scale rot doesn't kill a snake in two days so I'm guessing that the problem was there long before. You say you didn't like to handle her could it have had something wrong for some time and its only recently that you have noticed? _________________
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