Ok, so i just saw this on her today

[HognosedCornSnake]

And im stayin chill, cause idk what it is, and i think its just cause she was moving around alot in her cage last night, so its possible she caught a scale and hurt herself... but idk, i dont think its scale rot. but i have never delt with that before... so it would be helpful if yall could point me in the right direction...
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h194/pythonbabe/IMG_0796.jpg

shes fine, i touched it and no reaction, SHE IS NICE NOW lol.
i might just get this comparison shot later today =]

[MrsWTownsend]

Is this the BRB? How's your set up? If you're facing scale rot then you'll want to decrease the amount of moisture in the substrate probably.

[HognosedCornSnake]

yeah, its the BRB, shes got a hide, and a dish that she cant totally fit in cause i dont like her soaking... like all the time lol. and a heat light that gets turned on a couple times a day but she never sits under it,

and cyprus mulch, some one on the other forum said that it looks like she just hurt her scale, the humidity is a little hight at the moment cause i just misted the cage and got water on the thingy, so it isnt reading right lol

cause i didnt think scale rot came on over night, considering i had her out last night before i went to bed and saw nothing wrong with her.

[MrsWTownsend]

If it is a fungal issue I would focus on the amount of moisture in the substrate without trying to decrease ambient humidity in the air. A good rule of thumb is having enough moisture in the substrate to allow it to clump together and stick if you squish it in your hand but it should not drip or wring water out.

Other than that, I'd say attempt to clean it and then just keep your eyeballs peeled.

[HognosedCornSnake]

yeah, its not to wet actually, its just moist, i only spray the top part, and the wood soaks it up well... im keeping my eyes peeled, and i may end up putting some ani-biotic crap on it, neosporin like or something, but it seems fine...
i just dont need anything happening to her, that would devistate my cousin more than anything in the world, he cryed when i came to get her from my uncle... so im just tryin to keep er runnin well =]

[markface]

looks more like a small injury to me . i'd just keep an eye on it for a few days , if it doesnt get any worse , then dont worry . if you like , you could try cleaning it with a little peroxide , and then put a little dab of neosporin on it .

[HognosedCornSnake]

ill see how its doin tomorrow before i feed her...
im not to worried.... i might do some betadine(sp) on it to make sure its all clean =]

[earthpig23]

If it's a BRB DO NOT LOWER the ambient humidity especially if its on cypress mulch. it may have just like the others place you mentioned said that it hurt the scale. being in mulch it could have just backed into a peice of woodd while moving around.

BRB are not prone to scale rot as easy as other snakes because of their demand for high humidty. usually if a brb gets scale rot is when someone uses newspaper as substarte and wets the nespaper to keep humid and then does not change the solied paper often. Very rarily does a BRB get scale rot or RI if kept aroun 70-80% humidity ambient and temps arund 78 degrees. As long as there is no standing water, and you keep the mulch clean you should be fine, the scale also does not looked infected or look like a fungal rot either many people jump the gun to that conclusion any time a scle looks mesed up. keep an eye on it put antibiotic ointment on it as you would for any wound and keep substrate clean. if it gets worse then take to a vet to make sure it is or isnt scale rot.

BRB do not do well with low humidity and with summer if low humidity meets higher heat death by dehydrtion happens quick.

[HognosedCornSnake]

Oh i know, im not jumping the gun, i know they arnt prone to it, thats why i figured she just hurt herself, but i honestly didnt want to just be over looking something =]

i need to buy her a new water bowl tho, she keeps getting under and around this one...

[MrsWTownsend]

If it's a BRB DO NOT LOWER the ambient humidity especially if its on cypress mulch. it may have just like the others place you mentioned said that it hurt the scale. being in mulch it could have just backed into a peice of woodd while moving around..

Just for the record, that is not what I suggested. I merely mentioned the possibility of excess moisture in the substrate and the standard method to check.

If it is a fungal issue I would focus on the amount of moisture in the substrate without trying to decrease ambient humidity in the air. A good rule of thumb is having enough moisture in the substrate to allow it to clump together and stick if you squish it in your hand but it should not drip or wring water out.

Other than that, I'd say attempt to clean it and then just keep your eyeballs peeled.

[earthpig23]

No worrie Mrs T was nt respondng to you was just responding that the scale rot came up alot and the first reaction with this is clean and dry and well as I said the dry just is not a good ide for BRB