Ripped belly scale

[Skits]

So this was one of the rescued CP's I took in a while ago, I'm not sure if this was a recent or previous injury but I never seen it before. We recently took off some stuck shed on her, she was blue when I got her and her shed retained completely, I had to soak her and take it off myself and it came off really easily in one piece.

Anyway, here's the injury. Seems like a ripped belly scale to me, was thinking a betadine soak or polysporin?

https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/1010672_10152201612819471_1315210922_n.jpg

[SSSSnakes]

Looks like a soar or possible scale rot. Keep it clean and keep the snake on paper towels or news paper until it heals itself. Normally medication is not required.

[Moreau]

It looks like scale rot to me, can see another area a couple scales above which might also be showing very early signs of it, as well as the next scale down. Polysporin / Neosporin (without pain killers) can be applied daily, as well as keeping on clean, dry paper towels.

[Skits]

How is scale rot caused? She's in a clean environment but I had boosted the humidity recently because of a stuck shed. She is about to shed, though, might be why it looks like scale rot? I was afraid it was scale rot to which is why I took the picture to get a better look at it.

[Pirarucu]

Generally scale rot results from prolonged contact with a wet surface (Damp substrate, etc.)

[Skits]

She had mites when I got her and sat in her bowl A LOT so I'm guessing that's what it was, and I never seen it because of the bad shed she was going through. I picked up some iodine for her and some aloe vera and will start treatment right away! :)