For scale rot, I personally prefer to rinse the area with 50/50 hydrogen peroxide/water. Betadine is very messy, it stains, and can be toxic if ingested in large amounts (although so can hydrogen peroxide)...I definetly wouldn't put it in the water if the snake was soaking, but that's just me After rinsing with hydrogen peroxide dab on a hefty amount of neosporin or polysporin (not plus). Def. keep him on paper towel otherwise the bedding will stick to him. Do this every day for a week. Once he sheds, he should look a lot better! I only have treated one snake with this condition, and I had a lot of advice from hobbyists in my area.



For the mites...Provent-a-mite is the best! The only thing that stinks is that once you apply the spray you shouldn't be cleaning the cage everyday as it will prevent the provent-a-mite from working properly. You are only supposed to apply it to the cage every other week (14 days, and shouldn't clean out the substrate until you reapply the spray. The belly rot is a bigger concern, so do your best to keep his paper towel clean. I use a 10% bleach solution to clean cages, as it works very well at killing bacteria.



Good luck!
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Amy

www.myboids.4t.com

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2.17 Normal ball pythons

1.0 Pastel ball pythons

1.0 Plains Garter

0.1 Normal Kenyan Sand Boa

2.0 Anery Kenyan Sand Boa

1.0 Mid-Baja Rosy Boa

0.1 Leucistic Texas Rat

1.2 Dumeril's Boa

My list is too long, so I'll stop here!

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