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Offline zimdeballpython

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Scale rot?
« on: May 08, 2009, 07:01:19 PM »
I was looking at zim today and i noticed a orange color on his underside and a few scales are a darker shade...it doesn't look like the normal pink of shed and i'm just worried...i'll post pics here in a sec to see if that will help.
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Re: Scale rot?
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2009, 07:25:36 PM »




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Re: Scale rot?
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2009, 07:58:23 PM »
I don't see much of anything there... what kind of bedding are you using? and what kind of heat source?
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Re: Scale rot?
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2009, 08:09:39 PM »
he's on aspin wood bedding and i use an infrared for day and a moon lamp for night.
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Re: Scale rot?
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2009, 08:17:57 PM »
If you're worried about it, I'd switch to paper and belly heat.
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Re: Scale rot?
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2009, 08:20:21 PM »
Yeah I'd have to agree with Donnie.
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Re: Scale rot?
« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2009, 08:22:33 PM »
i don't think i can use a under tank heater...the tank is sitting on cloth...but i can move to newspaper for a while....
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Re: Scale rot?
« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2009, 08:31:46 PM »
the cloth wont hurt it at all... and undertank heater will stick to the bottom of the tank... but you will need a temp gun, and a dimmer switch or thermostat. Honestly it's alot better for all terrestrial snakes. Now as for scale rot... that only happens from dirty conditions, which even if you spot clean your cage twice a day, you can miss some wet aspen which is usually right under where they're laying... I don't see anything there that looks like scale rot to me, but I can't see it as well as you can.
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Re: Scale rot?
« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2009, 08:37:15 PM »
yeah I'll keep an eye on things and see if it's just an overreaction
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Re: Scale rot?
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2009, 05:10:42 AM »
My biggest female ball has had this a couple times since I got her and just to be safe I put some neosporin  or similar antibiotic cream on it. She had a mild case of scale rot wheh we got her and  this has appeared in the same general area.  She is now kept on paper towel in a plastic tub full time to avoid any further recuerances.
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