royal has bed sores

[pauldr]

just got back from a trip went to clean snakes out and the royal has devoloped sores on his under belly / cracked skin he has also been of his food for a while
the person who was watching him says that he never came out from his hide or of his heat mat

have just give him a bath , removed all tank furniture apart from heat mat / water dish and hide is there anything else i can do

i am worried he has a fungus aswell as he smells a bit

what can i do he is in a bad way

help asap

[bronzeyis200]

If he hasn't moved off his heat mat and now has sores on his belly sounds like he has been sitting on an unstatted heat mat and has burnt himself!
Get him to the vet asap

[SNAKEWISPERA]

Have you got any pictures,

[Fangio]

Can you get us a pic?

[Lynne]

could it be burns from the heat mat? and if he is smelling it could be infected, so i would get him to a vet.

[pauldr]

live in sheffield / just phoned vets / pdsa but to no avail anyone know of any in south yorkshire ?

[SNAKEWISPERA]

get pics !!!

[ratboy]

It could also be scale rot... Has his substrate been damp ?

[Shadow_Eyed]

Originally Posted by pauldr

live in sheffield / just phoned vets / pdsa but to no avail anyone know of any in south yorkshire ?

Heres a list of some reptile vets - Reptile Keeper - Reptile Vets

[Bernie]

To be honest, (without pics) it sounds like scale rot or there is a slight possibility its uric acid burns, where the snake may have been lying in its own faeces/urine. If the heat source is statted and under control, it shouldn't be burns. If left untreated it could become infected, an antiseptic such as tamodine or any iodine based antiseptic is a good start. I have a Medivet one, forgotten the name, for cuts, grazes etc and it works a treat. If its at all swollen or looking inflamed, vets soon as, to prevent the infection getting into the blood stream. Hopefully, he'll be right as rain before long.