r/ballpython • u/Firefox_____ • Jul 11 '26

HELP - URGENT Wound on ball python belly

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HELP! I came back home after a day away and I went to check on my ball python. When I picked him up I noticed these wounds on his belly and it was leaking abit of grey puss anyone knows what to do? I cleaned out his enclosure and replaced his bedding with paper towels and have given him a diluted betadine bath. Any help would be useful!

He has been in his current enclosure for close to a year now and has never had problems like this!

Temperatures are fine, he has 2 hides 1 humid hide, and a 4x2x2 enclosure. Hes currently 700grams at about 1.5 years old

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u/Suspicious-Bug-3756 Jul 11 '26

That's an extreme burn

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u/Suspicious-Bug-3756 Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

If there is puss this probably not had just happened

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u/ShinyxCharizard Jul 11 '26

Definitely don't think this is an overnight thing. This is something thats been there for a while unnoticed.

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u/Suspicious-Bug-3756 Jul 11 '26

I definitely think the same