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08-31-12, 04:54 PM
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corn snake has black spots on belly
i need help!!! please!!! my daughter got a corn snake recently, and about a week ago, he got a black spot on his belly. looks like a burn maybe??? very dry and crusty feeling. he didn't shed properly....what do we do???? here are a couple of pics.
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08-31-12, 04:57 PM
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Re: corn snake has black spots on belly
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08-31-12, 04:58 PM
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Re: corn snake has black spots on belly
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Looks like scale rot.
What is the setup like?
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08-31-12, 05:00 PM
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Re: corn snake has black spots on belly
We really need to know more about his setup.... A photo would be great. What are the temps? how are you heating the enclosure? what is the substrate?
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08-31-12, 05:01 PM
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Re: corn snake has black spots on belly
it's like a 50 gallon tank....i think. he has been in it for 10 years, we left everything exactly the same when we got it. EXACTLY the same. scale rot??? what do i do?
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08-31-12, 05:02 PM
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Re: corn snake has black spots on belly
I'd say burn or scale rot...
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08-31-12, 05:02 PM
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Re: corn snake has black spots on belly
his setup has been the same for years. we didn't change anything at all. when we got him a few weeks ago, he was in the process of shedding. he didn't shed right. it was in pieces. she soaked him in water, like suggested.
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08-31-12, 05:04 PM
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Re: corn snake has black spots on belly
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it's like a 50 gallon tank....i think. he has been in it for 10 years, we left everything exactly the same when we got it. EXACTLY the same. scale rot??? what do i do?
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You have had a snake for ten years and you don't know how to handle scale rot?
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08-31-12, 05:04 PM
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Re: corn snake has black spots on belly
i thought it looked like a burn also. i have adjusted the heat, because it did feel fairly hot. what do i do to treat it? we have been using triple antibiotic ointment.
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08-31-12, 05:05 PM
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Re: corn snake has black spots on belly
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You have had a snake for ten years and you don't know how to handle scale rot?
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I believe the snake is 10yrs old, but only just recently came into their care.
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08-31-12, 05:05 PM
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Re: corn snake has black spots on belly
NO! HE is about 10 years old. WE got him about 3 weeks ago.
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08-31-12, 05:06 PM
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Re: corn snake has black spots on belly
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Originally Posted by tracey0217
his setup has been the same for years. we didn't change anything at all. when we got him a few weeks ago, he was in the process of shedding. he didn't shed right. it was in pieces. she soaked him in water, like suggested.
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How long have YOU had him and by "the same" what do you mean, in order for us to help you we need temps/humidity/substrate info etc 
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08-31-12, 05:06 PM
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Re: corn snake has black spots on belly
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I believe the snake is 10yrs old, but only just recently came into their care.
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Ahh thank I didn't see that part 
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08-31-12, 05:10 PM
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Re: corn snake has black spots on belly
the tank is a 50 gallon tank....aspen bedding....it's between 75 and 82 degrees all the time. he has 2 water bowls, 1 stick, a log, a climbing "tree", and his "house". there is a heating pad on one side of the tank. the girl that gave it to us, gave us everything with him, and we didn't change ANYTHING at all. even faced the tank the same way, and put it near a window, just like she had it.
tracey
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08-31-12, 05:16 PM
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Re: corn snake has black spots on belly
aspen bedding, one heating pad, temp. between 75 and 83 degrees.
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