I purchased a pair of sinolian milks at the last reptile show about three weeks ago. Well today the male I bought has an area of discolored skin. It is very dull in color, not shiney like the rest of him, and it appears to have alot of white almost non pigmented scales. Any suggestions, could it be scale rot, and will neosporene help?
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shadowmonkey01
Jul 06, 2003 03:48 PM
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shadowmonkey01
Jul 06, 2003 04:27 PM
A freind said this might be, any suggestions.
rtdunham
Jul 06, 2003 10:23 PM
>>A freind said this might be, any suggestions.
that would seem to be a huge and unfounded leap of logic. maybe he knows something i don't, such as zonata disease having been found in triangulum?
shadowmonkey01
Jul 06, 2003 10:42 PM
I figured that out with some research on this forum. It appears that only L. Zonata can get this not my sinolians. Any suggestions though? Nobody responded so I never updated my info.
rtdunham
Jul 07, 2003 08:57 AM
>>I figured that out with some research on this forum. It appears that only L. Zonata can get this not my sinolians. Any suggestions though? Nobody responded so I never updated my info.
any chance you could provide a photo? could be something as simple as blistering from moisture, or something more grave. Hard to tell without seeing it.
Terry
jeph
Jul 07, 2003 12:41 AM
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oldherper
Jul 08, 2003 08:33 AM
go here.
http://forum.kingsnake.com/king/messages/10947.html
markg
Jul 07, 2003 12:04 PM
Its Sinaloan, not sinolian.
It might be scale damage or else infection due to improper conditions or injury. Not zonata disease.
Soak the snake (just an inch of water is plently) in room-temp water for about 10 minutes. After removing the snake, apply Neosporin to the affected area. Wash your hands well after handling the snake before you touch other snakes.
Thoroughly clean and dry the snake's cage. Use newspaper substrate for the time being, and keep the cage immaculately clean. If the room has low humidity, you may provide a plastic box filled with slightly damp sphagnum moss, but keep the rest of the cage dry.
Monitor the snake. The injury/whatever may heal or look alot better after successive applications of Neosporin and a few sheds. If not, see the vet.
shadowmonkey01
Jul 08, 2003 03:38 AM
>>Its Sinaloan, not sinolian.
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sorry about that, and thanks for the advice.
Sunherp
Jul 08, 2003 09:26 PM
A "Zonata disease-like" syndrome HAS been found in triangulum. However, the symptoms your snake shows do not fit those of classic "zonata disease". I lost a colony of campbelli to this syndrome about 2 years ago. I have three words of caution for you: Quarantine Quarantine Quarantine! It is currently unknown if the cause of this syndrome is bacterial, viral, or fungal in origin, or even if the cause in triangulum is the same as in zonata.
hope this helps
-Cole
