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Edgy Exotic Reptiles
my red-sided male has a couple
scale bulges where the scale is turning sorta brown, what is it???
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Old and wise snake
Re: my red-sided male has a couple
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.
KitKat "Acts of kindness should never be random."
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Edgy Exotic Reptiles
Re: my red-sided male has a couple
 Originally Posted by 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.
can those kill him? and should i seperate the other snake?
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Old and wise snake
Re: my red-sided male has a couple
 Originally Posted by reedkamsla
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...
KitKat "Acts of kindness should never be random."
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Edgy Exotic Reptiles
Re: my red-sided male has a couple
 Originally Posted by KITKAT
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
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Old and wise snake
Re: my red-sided male has a couple
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...
KitKat "Acts of kindness should never be random."
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Mountaineer
Re: my red-sided male has a couple
I would at least seperate them for now, just until we know for sure what's going on.
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Edgy Exotic Reptiles
Re: my red-sided male has a couple
 Originally Posted by Elliot
I would at least seperate them for now, just until we know for sure what's going on.
i dont know if there mites they just look like brown scales that are sorta thick any ideass???
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Edgy Exotic Reptiles
Re: my red-sided male has a couple
 Originally Posted by Elliot
I would at least seperate them for now, just until we know for sure what's going on.
Helllp! i dont have anything to keep them in
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Forum Moderator
Re: my red-sided male has a couple
Any plastic tubs or boxes with lids you could sacrifice?
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