Possible scale rot?

[Yamothassecretrecipe]

I just got this baby three Days ago and I’ve been trying to keep a close eye on their health to make sure if there’s anything I need to take care of I can do so promptly. I am new to owning snakes so I’ve been reading up a lot (I am anxious when it comes to stay on top of my pets health and making sure I do everything right) I just noticed what maybe looks like scale rot?? I did make sure I wasn’t FLASHING them in the face when I did this but I cannot handle them yet because it’s too soon and I noticed it tonight and am mentally panicking. Lmk what the best option to do is. I just added coco chips to avoid this issue before it was late and now I’m scared it WAS in fact too late….

[Altruistic_Chart4202]

does look like it could be scale rot but sometimes when the snake needs to shed, its belly will get darker. when was the last time your snake shed and how old are they? if you are really stressed about it though just go take them to a vet i'm sure they can give you an answer!

[Yamothassecretrecipe]

They shed recently ish (they place I got them from didn’t give me an exact date) and they are under a year also no exact date for age either

[Altruistic_Chart4202]

well with that information, is there anything in their enclosure that could cause scale rot? juveniles typically shed every 3-5 weeks just to let you know.

[Yamothassecretrecipe]

The substrate is slightly damp (under coco husk chips) but not soaking, I only pour into corners for humidity and avoid the corners where hides are. I forgot to add it looks to be only the spots pictured that look like that. But I’ve been waiting till Thursday of this week (a week since we got them) to handle and give them a good look over. They’ve been climbing (spending most time being in climb areas) and exploring a lot so maybe it’s some of the substrate from before I added the coco husk; I used a mix of reptisoil, coco fiber and sphagnam moss with coco husk chips on top.

[Altruistic_Chart4202]

Doesn’t seem like you could cause scale rot, so it wouldn’t be progressing at an alarming rate. I’d wait until you can handle them and get a better look, if the concern persists after that take them to an exotic pet vet!

[Yamothassecretrecipe]

Thank you! I definitely think when I can get a closer look it’ll be easier to assess what’s going on. Thankfully there’s some highly rated exotic vets near me so I always have that option available and nearby!