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I posted this in Herp health and breeding but thought I may get more info here....

My veiled has overnight developed perfectly round black indents 3 of them on its right side near its spine.... they look almost like a cigarette burn in fabric and are the size of the flat end of a pen..... otherwise he seems to be acting normal.... eating and being his usual mellow self.... I'm very concerned about him at the moment and am not sure if this is some kind of fungal infection.... if anyone knows what this is please let me know......

What are his basking temps? Maybe he is getting too close to his heat lamp... I can't think of much else. Keep an eye on them, and if they are fungi they will likely grow in size. In that case i would recommend a vet trip asap, they can prescribe something to take care of it quickly before a lot of damage is done.

One quick thing you could do is dab some Polysporin ointment on them. If it is a burn this will fight infection and protect it, and if a fungal infection it might slow down or stop spread. I'd have a vet check it though. Some fungi glow in blacklight and vets often have a lamp that can rule them out.

My vet is on vacation but will be back tuesday, I dont trust the other vet in the area that sees reptiles.... they are... well not anyone I'd want to take an animal to. I'm making an appt for him as soon as I can but was hoping somone knew something in the meantime.... its not his basking area - the basking lamp is outside the enclosure far up enough that he cant get close enough to hurt himself and these are very localised. upon further inspecction they look like sores of some kind but I still cant figure out where they came from and am concerned it may be some kind of parasite or fungal infection...

as far as POLISPORIN goes - this is good for everyone to know - after 2 hours polisporin will actually BREED bacteria - my bf's doctor told him (when he got a chemical burn) if he used it he had to wash it off and reaply it every 2 hours otherwise it would CAUSE infection. In situations with my Psitticines I was giving the same advice to stay away from it by the vet.

thank you for your replies... I will keep the area clean and hope the vet will have some idea what it is when we see him.