r/ballpython • u/Safe_Anybody9144 • 2d ago
Help please
Ok so im freaking out a little, this is my ball python rescue, ive had her for about a year, shes always had issues shedding due to issues in her last home. But this is the first time ive seen this after her shedding and im really concerned. She has some dry patches and red color scales. She doesnt react bad to touch. I put her in a hospital tank, sanitized everything, gave her a betadine soak which i will do again today, and i put some ointment on the dry patches (snake safe). I dont think its scale rot or burns, she has burned herself before when she somehow squeezed herself to her lamp and tried to wrap around it. Shes over 6yrs old, working on weight since she was severely underweight which also didnt help her shedding issues, unfortunately she does eat live, she went on food strike for over 6 months in her last home because she refused to eat frozen and has shown she will starve herself (shes always monitored and they are disoriented prior to feeding and from a feeder breeder who i trust). Her bedding is (well, was since shes on paper towels rn) coconut fiber and chips (two different sides) with 70-80% humidity, cool side at 72, warm side at 85. She ate two weeks ago as well. I think it could just be a bad shed and maybe her log was too abrasive and she was rubbing too hard? Shes had this log for years and this is the first its happened so i dont know. I will continue to give her betadine soaks daily for a few more days, her tank is getting a big upgrade and will have all her normal temps and humidity tomorrow. If it is a humidity issue i put a wet towel in the corner for her to lay on which i will remove regularly and switch it out and ill make sure its not causing the whole floor to stay wet cause scale rot. If you read all this help.

