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We haven't had a Ball for alomst 10 years, and it was finally time to get another one. We got this little cutie from a local reptile shop. I think it is an imported CH. It has a couple of little irritated spots on his belly that look like they might be places where a tick was. Our plan is to keep him on paper towels and treat the area with novlasan or neosporin and keep a close watch to make sure there is no spreading. Any other things that we should be doing?
Hello
i dont know alot about balls but i am an advid snake collecter could the prior owner or pet shop had a heat rock in the cage those look kinda like blisters and in the same areas that would be from a heat rock burn
EDD
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I know the pet shop did not have a heat rock in with their balls. It is a very knowledgeable reptile shop that I have done business with for almost 15 years, and they know better. I suppose it could be a burn from the distributer, or maybe from a heat pack in shipping. If it is a burn, should I treat a burn any differently then just keeping it clean and dry and letting it heal until the next shed?
I dont know about snake burns but my Baby Iguana Jumped on her Ceramic Heat lamp sheild one day and i just kept her clean and dry and got this ointment from petshop intill it findly went away they said to treat it like a burn on your hand
EDD
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0.1 Miami Phase Corn
1.0 Normal Corn
0.1 Standard Ball Python
0.0.1 Legless Lizard
1.1 Lepored Geckos
0.2 Green Iguanas
0.1 Blue Stripe Iguana
0.0.1 Blue Tounge Skink
Hard to tell from the picture - but I would say its a little bit of scale rot - not too bad - keep it clean and dry and it should go away with the next shed or two.
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Tosha 
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