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Hi all.

I noticed this on my BP's belly about 10 days ago. She shed last night and most of it has gone away but I'm still worried.

I changed her from paper towel to aspen about 4-6 weeks ago. That's the only change I can think of.

Any ideas what this is and how to heal it up?? Thanks

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3.6.3 Leopard Geckos (1.4.3 Albino)
~~25 Leo eggs cookin'~~
1.1 Ball Pythons
1.0 African Fat Tail Gecko
0.1 Okeetee Corn Snake
1.0 Blair's Phase Gray Banded Kingsnake

Seems to be scalerot. I think the substrate has been too wet.
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1.1 Python regius (Monty Python & Cheetah)
1.1 Gerrhosaurus major (Falkor & Gizmo)
0.0.3 Cordylus tropidosternum (Rocco, Senna & Zoë)

One of mine had a very similiar problem early this year. I put him on Newspaper substrate, gave him a gently cleaning in betadine ~Betadine to water till water looks like very weak tea, do your best to keep snakes head out of mixture, but don't panic if it gets dunked a time or two. Just give the area a short soak and a good wipe down with the mixture. Then I put neosporin on it every morning until his next shed. He had a nice clear belly again after that next shed.

Once you get it cleaned up, you can go back to the aspen if you really want too, but check often that there is not a layer of moisture under the aspen.

Good Luck!

Here is a pic of mines belly before the betadine and neosporin.

Thanks very much!

I'll start on that plan right away.

Your snakes scales look exactly like mine, so I find it reasurring that you cleared it up.

Off to the pharmacy!

Joel
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3.6.3 Leopard Geckos (1.4.3 Albino)
~~25 Leo eggs cookin'~~
1.1 Ball Pythons
1.0 African Fat Tail Gecko
0.1 Okeetee Corn Snake
1.0 Blair's Phase Gray Banded Kingsnake