Hi guys, I need some help with two ribbon snakes I rescued today. I was told they are about a year old. The person who had them has kept them in this tank for the past 10 months:







Yes-- that is a tank of water, with a cork piece propped upright as their only resting place. So they have basically been soaking or cramped on top of the damp cork for 8 months. No wonder, then, that this is what I found when I pulled them out:

(I apologize for the pics, my macro wasn't working, but I still think you can get the idea)





Finally got my macro working for this one:



I assume this is scale rot??

Please tell me how to treat this-- I've never dealt with it!!!

I have moved them to a tank with Carefresh bedding and hides. So they are actually able to stretch out and be dry... what a concept for the poor things...

He fed them by keeping rosy reds in the tank. So they had to eat and drink in the same unfiltered water that they and the fish soiled. :-(