my red-sided male has a couple

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

scale bulges where the scale is turning sorta brown, what is it???

[KITKAT]

Could be mites.

Try rubbing with a damp white rag, such as an old diaper, then looking closely at the fabric for mites.

If not mites, then my next guess would be fungal or bacterial infection under the scales.

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

Could be mites.

Try rubbing with a damp white rag, such as an old diaper, then looking closely at the fabric for mites.

If not mites, then my next guess would be fungal or bacterial infection under the scales.

can those kill him? and should i seperate the other snake?

[KITKAT]

can those kill him? and should i seperate the other snake?

Not sure how fatal mites are, but I think it is a very serious problem.

IF you find mites, you definately want to seperate him from the rest of your collection... but you will probably want to treat all your snakes as a preventive, too.

But make sure it is mites first...

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

Not sure how fatal mites are, but I think it is a very serious problem.

IF you find mites, you definately want to seperate him from the rest of your collection... but you will probably want to treat all your snakes as a preventive, too.

But make sure it is mites first...

i rubbed the areas with a wet paper towal i found a brown dot or two but i think that dirt, the other one doesnt have any scale buldges tho

[KITKAT]

See what other forum members think, then, before doing anything. If no mites are found, then it could be either fungus or bacteria, and I am not as familiar with treatment for those problems...

[Stefan-A]

Any plastic tubs or boxes with lids you could sacrifice?

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

Any plastic tubs or boxes with lids you could sacrifice?

yea but any1 have pics of mites?

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

i dont think there mites i separated them tho, but it sorta looks like some of the scales had like scabbed but idk..

[GarterGuy]

Definitely sounding more like some sort or bacterial or fungal scale rot. With out pics, it's rather hard to tell. Are the snakes kept on moist substrate? Did he/she have this when you got him/her? Is it something that you're just now noticing or is it something that's now getting worse? If it is getting worse, and the living conditions are all up to parr, might be time to see a vet.