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Old 05-07-2008, 01:17 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Re: Sooty injured!!!

Shanley, those sores are the beginnings of 'scale rot' I'm afraid. This is normally brought on by damp or dirty conditions. You will need to thoroughly clean the tank, replace the substrate with kitchen paper or similar and reduce the size of the water dish for a while. If you keep the snake in sterile conditions until it's next shed, it should improve by itself.... that said, a little Neosporin couldn't hurt. Don't ignore these early signs, it can become very bad, very quickly.
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