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#2143310
Kaleb123
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PLEASE HELP!! 
My corn snake just got what appears to be scale rot and im very afraid im goin to lose him can you please post any tips that you have to manage and treat this disease it would be much appreciated
thank you
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04/25/10 05:26pm
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#2143320
Kels88
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Message To: Kaleb123 In reference to Message Id: 2143310
PLEASE HELP!!
I don’t have any personal experience, but here’s a place you can read up on it.
Vet manual
I’ve heard it can be caused by poor hygiene or too high of humidity. If he does have scale rot, the whole cage will have to be cleaned out really well but I don’t know the other steps to take.
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04/25/10 06:07pm
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#2143403
ShadowAceD
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Message To: Kels88 In reference to Message Id: 2143320
PLEASE HELP!!
The step you should take is bringing the animal to the vet. It needs medical attention if that is the case.
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04/25/10 10:16pm
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#2143790
Kaleb123
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Message To: ShadowAceD In reference to Message Id: 2143403
PLEASE HELP!!
i took my snake to the vet and he really didnt know what it was but he said it could have been a shedding issue because he had shed like a week before i noticed but all he said was neosporin should clear it up if it continues i will have to take him back or go to a more experienced vet
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04/27/10 05:14pm
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#2143843
Kels88
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Message To: Kaleb123 In reference to Message Id: 2143790
PLEASE HELP!!
I’ve heard neosporin is good too. But for sure you need to throw out the old substrate & disenfect the tank (NOT WITH LYSOL- you can use 409 or water with a little bleach in it, either way rinse it out really well)
And try to keep the humidity down. You can do this by keeping the water dish far from the heat source and making sure plenty of air can get in the tank (screened lid or air holes)
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04/27/10 09:01pm
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#2144309
Kaleb123
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Message To: Kels88 In reference to Message Id: 2143843
PLEASE HELP!!
well the chipping on the scales has increased slightly but he appears to be going into shed again which makes me think he will shed those bad scales off I’m going to continue to put neosporin and offer food im also going to clean the cage real well other than that idk what to do for the little guy
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04/29/10 08:31pm
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#2144378
Nepo
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Message To: Kaleb123 In reference to Message Id: 2144309
PLEASE HELP!!
I don’t know how big your enclosure is but what happens with smaller ones is that either water gets spilled or the snakes feces/urates will wet most of the cage wet and ruined and sometimes you can’t tell unless you’re looking real hard or feeling all the bedding. You just need to keep the cage dry. Maybe switch to a smaller water dish. As long as it’s dry it should clear up fairly quick.
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04/30/10 01:17am
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#2144482
Kaleb123
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Message To: Nepo In reference to Message Id: 2144378
PLEASE HELP!!
yea hes in shed it looks the best ive ever seen it once it sheds i think everyting will be fine
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04/30/10 03:30pm
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