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I have a newly purchased female Jungle Carpet Python that was inadvertently introduced to a male and started showing the normal sign that she was ready to breed. The next morning I found these [pictured], what seemed to be blisters, under a patch of he scales towards her tail. Anyone have any info on them..?

Looks like the blisters my male had couple years ago. I had a branch to close to his light. He stayed on that branch for long time. Next day I noticed the blisters. I'm not saying that's what yours are, just what mine had. It took a couple sheds for the scars to go away. He still has a little scar in one area. This is a pic of him when he was smaller. He's a good 8 feet long now.

Hi janome, thanks you for the reply. What a beautiful snake.

My female (I still haven't named her - any ideas.?) doesn't have any lights, just heat line under her vision cage. While we were cleaning cages she was placed in an enclosure with a male for a few hours.

She is 7.5 feet long and the male is just a bit smaller. The blisters (for lack of a better word) are "popping" and seem to be "healing", I guess. I'm just uneducated in terms of what the are and the herp dr are more con artists around here than helpful. I mean, they'd be glad to take my money.

Glad your snake healed up well though. I hope my girl will do the same. Thanks again.

YOU CAN PURCHASE BETADINE SOLUTION (IODINE)AT ANY DRUG STORE AND APPLY IT UNDILUTED TO THE AFFECTED AREAS IF IT CAN BE ASSUMED A DERAMAL INFECTION IS OCCURRING. USE NEWSPRINT FOR SUBSTRATE FOR A WHILE, AS IT'S ASEPTIC WHEN DRY. DON'T LET THE ANIMAL RESIDE IN A WATER BOWL. I PRESUME THERE'S NO SIGN OF MITES WHO MIGHT BE WOUNDING THE SKIN ALLOWING BACTERIA TO INVADE. SWAB THE BETADINE ON WITH A COTTON BALL OR SIMILER, USING GLOVES TO AVOID DYING YOUR FINGERS RED. BE AWARE THAT ON OCCASION BLISTERING OF THE SKIN IS ONLY THE OUTWARD PROJECTION OF A SYSTEMIC INFECTION. IN SUCH A CASE ANTIBIOTICS ARE REQUIRED... THAT SAID, YOUR SNAKE'S CONDITION DOESN'T LOOK LIKE CLASSIC BLISTERS AS SEEN ON RETICS, BURMS, ETC AS A RESULT OF DIRTY SUBSTRATE AND INADEQUATE VENTILATION. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF BETADINE YOU COULD TRY APPLYING POLYSPORIN OR SIMILER ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT THAT WILL ALSO PROTECT NEW SKIN. LET US KNOW HOW THINGS PROGRESS.

Not sure if this is the same condition - I took in a male Children's python from a rescue, and he had whitish blisters under his forebody and on some other parts of his body.

I soaked him in water first to hydrate his skin. I added a little baking soda to the water after he had first drank. Other than that I kept him in a dry cage. I applied Neosporin cream to the areas, not really knowing if I was doing the right thing or not. I ended up at a vet, and the vet said to just continue with what I was doing and return if it got worse instead of better.

Eventually, he shed them out. After his first shed, they were smaller, and I kept applying Neosporin and did the occasional soak. The 2nd shed pretty much cleared them.