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Old 10-26-16, 08:48 AM   #16
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Re: Help! What's wrong with my ball pythons scales??

What substrate is in the enclosure? How are you keeping the humidity up?
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Old 10-26-16, 10:35 AM   #17
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Re: Help! What's wrong with my ball pythons scales??

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Old 10-26-16, 10:36 AM   #18
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Re: Help! What's wrong with my ball pythons scales??

How wet is the substrate? It looks like it could be fungal and or discolouration of the reptibark. The pic isn't clear and i don't know how long you've been using this type of set up.

I would change to paper towels until the next shed cycle.
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Re: Help! What's wrong with my ball pythons scales??

I just put pater towels in today
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Re: A few brown spots on scales on her bottom side?

I put paper towels down, and there is a yellow color on them ..? What could the yellow be?
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Re: Help! What's wrong with my ball pythons scales??

I putpaper towels down and now there is a yellow color on them
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Re: Help! What's wrong with my ball pythons scales??

Pictures. Please.
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Old 11-03-16, 12:21 PM   #23
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Re: A few brown spots on scales on her bottom side?

Merged your two threads into one.

Also, post a pic of your enclosure too please. From what I saw in the second thread picture looks to be simply discolouration from the substrate in what is commonly known as the "belly button".
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Merged your two threads into one.

Also, post a pic of your enclosure too please. From what I saw in the second thread picture looks to be simply discolouration from the substrate in what is commonly known as the "belly button".




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Old 11-05-16, 05:35 PM   #26
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Re: A few brown spots on scales on her bottom side?

This looks suspicious. The yellow could be a discharge from the tissues inbetween the ventral scales. Change the paper towels as soon as they look soiled bc they will mold over time once they're damp. Also if you can get a appointment with a exotic vet that would be your best course of action so any pathogens can be identified. In the meantime a small tub with room temperature water or a tad warmer than room temperature with either betadine (antiseptic ) or Chlorhexadine (antiseptic) mixed in to lightly color the water will help until you can get to the vet appointment. Place.the animal in the water for 20 min soak. Make sure the water is low enough to just cover the ventral scales and make sure the animal drinks clear water before placing him in the tub to avoid drinking the treated water.
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Re: A few brown spots on scales on her bottom side?

Okay what else can I do for her?
And suspicious how? Scale rot suspicious? Or something worse >_< or hopefully not as bad ?
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Okay what else can I do for her?
And suspicious how? Scale rot suspicious? Or something worse >_< or hopefully not as bad ?
Just suspicious that something is there but "what" is the 1,000,000 dollar question. The other thing you can do for her is get a professional opinion in the exotic vet. Did you make an appointment? That will be the definitive answer to her condition. Just continue keeping the enclosure clean and dry. Consider raising the ambient temperature by a few degrees. I think you are doing all the proper things for her right now. Great job..
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Re: A few brown spots on scales on her bottom side?

A few things:

1. You'll want to put down about 2 - 3 layers of paper towel. Once a snake goes, a thin layer will be soiled and gross very shortly.

2. How do you measure your humidity? You say it's 65 - 70 but with a screen lid and heat lamp it's difficult to keep humidity that high.

3. You can raise your temps a bit higher.

4. Whatever this is it looks like it's in the early stages so you caught it in time. A vet could help you. Right now, keep it dry and everything and hopefully it'll be cleaner once it sheds.

5. The reason she's probably shy is the hides are really large and there's a lot of open space. I would use really small tight fitting hides right now.

6. What do you feed her and how often?
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