I got my ball python from a guy that rescued it from a humane society. I have had him now for about three months and all he has ate is 4 small mice. I was keeping him in aspen bedding and switched to newpaper and then just recently switched to carpet. He is in a 55 gallon with an undertank heater and a top light to keep temp around 90-95 degrees. I have a big water bowl that he can crawl in and the humidity is usually aound 55-60%. He has shed only once and he had a very bad shed. I did soak him in water for about a hour and thought he was doing better. I was wrong!! I was going to show him to some kids and took him out and noticed his skin is very crusted around is upper and lower body and also towards his back side. His belly is bleeding and his skin looks like rotten hamburger. He is very pissy (as I would probably be too) and will not even let me touch him wihout hisssing and trying to bite me. I am taking him to a herpotoligist tommorow, he is actually the guy I got the snake from, to take a look at him. My question (finally), WHAT DO THINK IS WRONG WITH HIM OR HAS ANYBODY EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE? Could it be stress because he has never allowed me to really hold him? Please help I am deseperate and very worried. I also have a cornsnake and he is doing fantastic but I have also had him since he was a baby.

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