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Hey,

well lately I've been soaking the blood alot more and he has atleast turn around his hole lethargic ways and now bite at everythin that goes by his face, buy anywyas i told u i though he was gettin burnt by the heat paid but i think more of the porb is that hes got scale rot on his ventral scales......so what i'm asking is what is the best way to treat it.
Man usually bloods are super easy for me but I just had to have a big agressive wc male (stupid me).

Anyways thanx In advance

You dont seem too sure what is wrong with your snake, perhaps you need to take it to a vet and get a professional opinion.

But, If infact it is scale rot, i have had success using betadine solution and cream.
I apply betadine cream every 12 hours. as well as soak the snake every other day in a mild solution of water and betadine solution.
Both can be bought at your local pharmacy for under 10 bucks each.

Again, if infact it is scale rot, remove any substrate like aspen, cypress, etc...and replace it with newspaper and/or paper towel as scale rot is an infection, and you want its cage to be as sterile as possible to prevent and secondary infection.
You will want to keep the humidity stable as usual, however, keep the substrate DRY.
Depending on how bad it is, it may take numerous sheds to fully clear up.
Again, make sure it is infact scale rot, before you go treating this.

Best way to treat any health ailment.