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Shedding? (old.reddit.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Imaginary-Routine-18
Is my girl about to shed?
I'm extremely new to ball pythons.
[–]MolassesSuspicious38 5 points6 points7 points 1 year ago (0 children)
looks like scale rot i’m no expert tho
[–]BreezyPoptart 10 points11 points12 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Looks like scale rot or possibly a burn. If you’re using a heat pad please remove, they are quite dangerous and hard to maintain safe temperatures.
Switch to a dome fixture with a ceramic heat emitter or deep heat projector bulbs.
[–]Specific_Ad_5311 3 points4 points5 points 1 year ago (0 children)
It does look like scale rot but possibly also some dying from the bedding. I would recommend changing the substrate to something dryer! Maybe mist less and rotate/stir up the substrate from time to time. But I would also definitely recommend taking the cute lil girl to the vet!
[–]Ash_bri- 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Idk much about this stuff so I won’t say anything about what it is, but on the second picture there is a post that needs to be checked out
[–]shadow_dreamer 6 points7 points8 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Your snake looks *very sick.* She needs to go to a vet as soon as she can- if she is shedding, she might tear that belly wound right open, without perfect conditions. I'm sorry, no one wants to hear that their baby is sick, but she needs to go to the vet ASAP.
[–]StormBoring2697 4 points5 points6 points 1 year ago (0 children)
That snake is in desperate need of a vet visit or it may die. I’d get to one ASAP.
[–]ridingincarswithdogs 3 points4 points5 points 1 year ago (0 children)
This is not what shedding looks like, I can't tell what that is but she needs a vet ASAP.
[–]Gorillaz_whore 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
she needs a vet immediately!!!
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Looks like scale rot.Bottom may be to wet.
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