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youngster
10-19-11, 09:37 PM
Today when I was spot cleaning I noticed a cut/abrasion on my corn snake. I dunno if it's just a crappy shed or something worse. So I figured I'd ask you guys. I've been researching scale rot and other things and I'm fairly positive it's not that. Could it just be a cut from something in her enclosure? Her temps and everything else is fine. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSCF06661.jpg

http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSCF06681.jpg

infernalis
10-19-11, 09:52 PM
the skin under the scales is not even broken, nothing to worry about, except finding what your snake rubbed up against.

alessia55
10-19-11, 09:55 PM
It doesn't look like a cut or an abrasion. It looks like he rubbed against something and it lifted a bit of old skin or it was some retained skin from a shed.

youngster
10-19-11, 10:00 PM
Alright I wasn't too concerned just figured I would make sure. To be honest it looks a little worse IRL but I'll just keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't get worse. I think there's two possible options that she could have rubbed up against.

The vents which you can see in this picture.
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0025-1.jpg


Or the bulb guard I made out of wire mesh which looks like the one in this guide
How to make a bulb guard (http://www.thereptilian.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=735)

I'm thinking more towards the vents. Any thoughts?

millertime89
10-19-11, 10:28 PM
the vents would be my guess, you would be surprised how sharp those edges can be.

spots
10-19-11, 10:35 PM
Nice looking Viv. Did you build this?

youngster
10-19-11, 10:59 PM
Nice looking Viv. Did you build this?

Yup me and my dad built it. It's pretty awesome :) I'm gonna post a thread sometime with pics of it.