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    Re: Lesson for All *GRAPHIC*

    Quote Originally Posted by ScubaDiver007 View Post
    UGH.. this makes me sick. I do feel live as well and Im pretty good at paying attention to who eats and doesnt eat.

    I usually feed on Thursday evenings. Well Saturday morning is my time in the snake room and I open a drawer and whats in there.. A LIVE adult rat. OMG.. My stomach was in knots. Luckily no bite marks on her. BUT i knew i dodged a bullet.

    I hope your snake gets better.

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    I cannot stress how important it is to keep a close on your snakes when feeding live. This is something no keeper should have to go through, much much MUCH less the poor snake. I cannot stop opening the tub to check out his wounds. I'm still in schock.
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    Wow really sorry to read this. It looks bad but not so bad that he wont be able to heal from it. Lesson learned here. I wish your snake a speedy recovery. Please dont let this get you down bc as keepers we ALL make mistakes here and there. We all know how much you obviously care for your snakes...
    Id like to make the point that this shouldnt deter anyone from feeding live, they should just learn the precautions you must take when doing it. Watching the feeding until the rat is completely dead is very important. There are also dangers feeding frozen thawed rodents so either way you must know what youre doing to try and avoid mistakes like this.
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    I'm very sorry you are having to go through this situation. This is not the first time I've seen a situation like this on BP.net...a couple were much worse. I wish a speedy recovery to your snake.

    This is another example of one of the many reasons why I feed F/T.
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    im really sorry you and your boy had to go through this, its terrible.

    on the bright side, it couldve ended up like this guy (not my snake, pic is from google)


    like LGray said, alot of people can learn from this, no one in particular, but i have met people (no one here fortunatly) that will absolutly refuse to believe in something like this. they always say something like, "its a snake, if the rat bites it he'll kill it".

    i would get some betadine in the meantime, and schedule a vet visit asap since with that many wounds, chances for infection are high.

    best of luck to the both of you and keep us updated on how this goes
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    Yep, I just rescued a RTB that looked a little worse than that. Sucks, keep it clean keep the snake healthy. Vet told me Neosporin and a few good shed and he'd be good as new
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    Re: Lesson for All *GRAPHIC*

    Quote Originally Posted by Lferg View Post
    Yep, I just rescued a RTB that looked a little worse than that. Sucks, keep it clean keep the snake healthy. Vet told me Neosporin and a few good shed and he'd be good as new
    I will say it again, Neo does more harm than good, it turns the scales to mush
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    Re: Lesson for All *GRAPHIC*

    Quote Originally Posted by Lferg View Post
    Yep, I just rescued a RTB that looked a little worse than that. Sucks, keep it clean keep the snake healthy. Vet told me Neosporin and a few good shed and he'd be good as new
    Sir or Madame,

    While I applaud your rescue work, I must inform you that your Vet is either very uninformed about snakes, or is ignorant, or both. We have long known that while Neosporin will work in a pinch, it can actually cause damage if used long term. Betadine solution is really the best thing for a situation like this.

    Also, a wound that goes down to and exposes muscle is not going to be good as new in a few sheds, or after 1000 sheds. That scar will continue to be there for the life of the animal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lferg View Post
    Yep, I just rescued a RTB that looked a little worse than that. Sucks, keep it clean keep the snake healthy. Vet told me Neosporin and a few good shed and he'd be good as new
    I would seek out a new vet if i were you...
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    Re: Lesson for All *GRAPHIC*

    That sucks, I hope heals ok. I only have one that eats live, and I am so paranoid about those little rat buggers, that I hover with the tongs until he has killed it. Also, as others have said, betadine, not neo. Good luck with your guy.

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    Re: Lesson for All *GRAPHIC*

    Quote Originally Posted by that_dc5 View Post
    I'm still in schock.
    So sorry you had to go through this, I would be still in shock too. I feed two of my hatchlings live and it really scares me even when the rat struggles a little or tries to scratch or bite, so I cant even imagine how you feel. Best of luck for a speedy recovery!
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