Scale rot? And keeping bioactive clean

[sofiaborrero]

Hi!
I’ve got my first bp around two months ago. She’s a gorgeous ivory and I’ve been working with her with choice based handling and target training.

Pic:

Since I don’t handle her much, it’s hard to keep track of blemishes and things that may appear. Last night she asked to come out and I noticed two tiny (1mm) dark red/brown spots on her belly scales. I have the suspicion that it may be the beginning of scale rot? Mites have been ruled out. Also, she hasn’t shed since she’s with me.

Here are the spots:

She asked out today so I managed to snap the photo and also clean the spots with clorhexidine solution, just in case.

Now, with this in mind, and since she lives in a bioactive, to keep her hides dry and clean I had the idea of putting a leaf “bedding” under her hides, one that I could swich every now and then.

I thought it might be a good solution to keep everything as “clean” as possible, especially in her hides where she spends hours on end.

Finally, what do you guys think the spots are? Should I do something? Sterile quarantine? I’m all ears.

[armiyana]

I don’t think you have to worry. That looks like normal pigmentation coming in. She looks to be something a long the lines of an Ivory/ super yellow belly or banana/coral glow combo?

I would still make a note and keep track of them juuuuust in case, cause I could be wrong! But the lack of any redness or other irritation or swelling is what makes me say pigment.

Love the cage setups from the photos you posted! And such a pretty noodle too!

[thesnakevault]

Yes I agree with @armiyana it looks pretty normal.