Re: Indigo skin problem

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Posted by Carl on December 29, 2001 at 12:19:18:

In Reply to: Indigo skin problem posted by Dean Goudie on December 28, 2001 at 15:11:35:

You might also try shed ease soaks with a splash of betadine...Shed ease helps every skin condition I've ever seen on my snakes...The betadine is not only an antibacterial but an antifungal agent, too..Haven't helped with identity of disorder, but maybe this will the condition..
What "pet store" has adult (or baby) Indigo's laying around for sale??!!

: Hi Guys;

: Here's 1 for you all, I've got an adult Indigo I bought a few months ago from a petshop. He came with a bit of a burn mark on his tail, now 2 sheds later he's almost as good as new. However I had him out the other night & noticed what appeared to look like little scabs between the scales around his tail / cloaca area, they come off like little dried pieces of skin, kinda black in color (guess that's the melanin in the skin). They don't seem to be getting any worst & I just put some polysporin on it, the same as I did with his tail @ 1st.

: Sometimes I notice that there appears to be a little dry skin between his scales all over so I just spray him with a light mist & wipe him down with a face cloth to sort of 'exfoliate' him a little. Truth be known he seems to enjoy the attention.

: Is this something I should be concerned about?? He's still eating like a horse (& crapping like 1 too :-) Just thought I'd run it by you all just to see what you guys may think. Fred? Dean? Doug? Dwight?? Any comments???

: Hope everyone had a great Christmas

: Dean

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: You might also try shed ease soaks with a splash of betadine...Shed ease helps every skin condition I've ever seen on my snakes...The betadine is not only an antibacterial but an antifungal agent, too..Haven't helped with identity of disorder, but maybe this will the condition.. : What "pet store" has adult (or baby) Indigo's laying around for sale??!! : : : Hi Guys; : : Here's 1 for you all, I've got an adult Indigo I bought a few months ago from a petshop. He came with a bit of a burn mark on his tail, now 2 sheds later he's almost as good as new. However I had him out the other night & noticed what appeared to look like little scabs between the scales around his tail / cloaca area, they come off like little dried pieces of skin, kinda black in color (guess that's the melanin in the skin). They don't seem to be getting any worst & I just put some polysporin on it, the same as I did with his tail @ 1st. : : Sometimes I notice that there appears to be a little dry skin between his scales all over so I just spray him with a light mist & wipe him down with a face cloth to sort of 'exfoliate' him a little. Truth be known he seems to enjoy the attention. : : Is this something I should be concerned about?? He's still eating like a horse (& crapping like 1 too :-) Just thought I'd run it by you all just to see what you guys may think. Fred? Dean? Doug? Dwight?? Any comments??? : : Hope everyone had a great Christmas : : Dean

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