I'm afraid I don't know anything about your substrate. If it is loose like a mulch or aspen is, then scoop out the feces and all wet material around it. Periodically change the litter, swab out the entire enclosure and replace with fresh litter/substrate.



Avoid belly rot by staying clean and dry. Marvin (Snake in the pics) was a victim of poor/uninformed husbandry. He was kept in a Vision tank and I was misting him as well daily. This was needed for the Regular screen top tanks, but the Vision held the moisture in...........causing the scale rot.





This is a VERY mild case, I caught it quickly. A litte neosporin daily and after his next shed he was fine.



Hope that helps!

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• ? about scale rot - pengulove, Wed Jan 14 23:49:41 2004
• Here are some pics - JM, Fri Jan 16 08:21:59 2004
• how often to completely change substrate? - pengulove, Fri Jan 16 18:14:36 2004
• Thats a good question - JM, Sat Jan 17 08:41:48 2004
• RE: ? about scale rot - ASK, Sat Jan 17 20:09:17 2004