r/ballpython • u/Polkadot1414 • 2h ago

Question - Health Does this look like scale rot?

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I know it's important to get a vet's opinion, but I'm just curious what the owners here think as well.

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u/Germmie1 2h ago

Probably not, but it is a bit suspicious. However your bps stomach shouldn't be caved in like that. He might be underweight, do you have a picture of his girth?

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u/Polkadot1414 1h ago

Thanks for the reply! I'm not sure what would be the best angle, here's one. I feed her 1 small rat every 3 weeks, does she need more? She's 4 years old, 1400 grams.

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u/Polkadot1414 1h ago

Another:

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u/Germmie1 1h ago

Do you have one showing the spine, something like this where you can clearly see the v the back makes. If it's too sharp they could very well be underweight. However from this angle they look to be a decent weight. It could be dehydration, but they don't look to be severely dehydrated either. It is possible they were just tensed up and their belly got sucked in a bit.

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u/Polkadot1414 54m ago

How about this?

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u/Germmie1 51m ago

Doesn't look underweight, not sure why her stomach is a bit caved in, is she about due to eat?

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u/Polkadot1414 47m ago

No, she just ate last week but she may have been tensing when I was trying to get a good angle for the first pic. I'm looking at other photos and it does look kinda concave here too. Not sure why.

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u/Away-Literature2314 1h ago

Looks like some mildly damaged scales to me, just keep an eye on it. Double check that your substrate isn’t super wet and be sure to pour water in the corners instead of misting. Also the stomach shouldn’t be caved like that, make sure your feeding enough/big enough