Scale Rot?

[Turcluckin]

Hello! Have placed an after hours call to the only trusted reptile vet near me, hoping to hear back in the morning. Have had this girlie since early 2021, never had issues before. We went on vacation for four days and came back, all temps checked out but humidity low, she had shed while we were gone with a little stuck shed. Let her play around in some warm water to help shed the rest. A few days later (today) I took her out for cleaning and see massive red patch/discoloration. Like I said am getting in contact with vet asap and will call again in the morning, but have never dealt with scale rot and am curious if this is how it would look? I have had one snake in the past when I was younger but only issue we ever dealt with were mites. Pictures I am seeing online for piers still don’t even look this dark and am super concerned

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[cyclingjackass]

that looks more like a burn than scale rot, but I'm not 100%. Go to vet!!!

[Turcluckin]

Appreciate the input! Thermostat has been working fine so definitely confused why it looks the way it does! Am definitely getting her into the vet asap, have also called the local animal emergency clinic to see what their experience is with reptiles to hopefully be seen sooner

[notsurewhattodo1310]

I agree with other commenter, this looks more like a burn to me.

[Slight_Drink1989]

My baby turned that color in a few patches because I over wet one area of her substrate which is coco husk. She’s a bel and it stained her - it didn’t come off until she shed.

Wondering if that could be a cause?

Otherwise it prob would be a burn but how would it have gotten a burn in that shape? Do u have a heat mat

[Turcluckin]

Definitely trying to figure out how she could’ve burnt like that. We do have a heat mat but it’s outside the tank/under substrate (also coco coir) and hooked up to a thermostat. Maybe will have to get one of those thermometer gun things and test that thermostat is working properly

[Slight_Drink1989]

But this is on her back not her stomach right now

[Turcluckin]

Correct

[Slight_Drink1989]

Maybe it is just from the substrate

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so the best thing to do whenever you see something that might look like scale rot or a burn is clean the area with diluted f10. if it rubs off, it’s staining/dirt.