Rat scratched my snake's eye, please help!!!

[Yamderk157]

I fed my snake and I look at her closer and the rat scratched his eye! I do not know what to do, first picture is after she ate the rat on 12/19/16 night, second picture is the eye today 12/21/16 - below are links to pictures, I do not know how to post on this website

http://i64.tinypic.com/ao0r4o.jpg - first pic


http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=29w3if7&s=9 - second pic

[cletus]

That looks like stuck shed to me. Are you sure it was the rat?

[Yamderk157]

Yes I noticed this rat after I fed her rat, I am positive she was scratched, in second picture u can see scratch above eye

[Yzmasmom]

I'd get the snake to a vet. If the living scale over the eye has been punctured, the snake will likely lose that eye.

Have you thought of switching to f/t?

[Reinz]

I'd get her to the vet immediately if possible.

At first glance it looks like stuck a eye cap, but I don't believe so. Especially comparing the two pics you can see how it progressed to a worse condition.

The scratches go a bit diagonally from 11 o'clock to 6. Then there is once that looks like a hand on the clock at the 7 position. Or it is one wound that is splintering/spreading like cracked glass. Looks like the natural oils/fluids leaked or dried out.
Then a few millimeters away from the eye is another wound at 11 o' clock.

Sorry this happened. This is strong motivation to switch to frozen for sure. Not only for OP, but others as well.

[Panic2336]

Another reason why not to feed live sorry buddy,as for the owner please take it to a vet before it catches an infection. Good luck.

[Zincubus]

Another reason why not to feed live sorry buddy,as for the owner please take it to a vet before it catches an infection. Good luck.

This is a predominantly American populated forum so I'd probably advise against posting comments like that .... just speaking from experience ..

[Warren_Booth]

This is a predominantly American populated forum so I'd probably advise against posting comments like that .... just speaking from experience ..

Why does geography matter? Because in the U.S. we are more likely to feed live? I personally feed all but two balls pythons (out of around 45) frozen thawed and they take without hesitation. The other two will eventually switch over, I am certain. I agree with the people that have said, switch to frozen thawed. No chance of injury, no chance of internal or external parasites, etc. The benefits are considerable.

Warren

[Ax01]

Another reason why not to feed live sorry buddy,as for the owner please take it to a vet before it catches an infection. Good luck.

This is a predominantly American populated forum so I'd probably advise against posting comments like that .... just speaking from experience ..

Why does geography matter? Because in the U.S. we are more likely to feed live? I personally feed all but two balls pythons (out of around 45) frozen thawed and they take without hesitation. The other two will eventually switch over, I am certain. I agree with the people that have said, switch to frozen thawed. No chance of injury, no chance of internal or external parasites, etc. The benefits are considerable.

Warren

i'm not sure about his experience in live feeding, but Zincubus has a lotta emotions tied to anti-live feeding. it's not an American thing to feed live or bash those that don't, but he seems to take it personally. i prefer to feed frozen-thawed myself, but we are dealing with BP's here and they're notoriously picky eaters. i have a few BP's that take live only. I continue to attempt to convert them, but i will feed them live prey with supervision rather than let them shrivel up.

to OP, it looks like it's a scratch or bite on the scale above the eye. Looks like the rat may have gotten the actual eyeball too, which is attempting to scab up. movement from your BP is shifting and loosening the scab. get a vet to check the wound, also look for an infection. Best of luck.

[Zincubus]

i'm not sure about his experience in live feeding, but Zincubus has a lotta emotions tied to anti-live feeding. it's not an American thing to feed live or bash those that don't, but he seems to take it personally. i prefer to feed frozen-thawed myself, but we are dealing with BP's here and they're notoriously picky eaters. i have a few BP's that take live only. I continue to attempt to convert them, but i will feed them live prey with supervision rather than let them shrivel up.

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I was simply putting it out there , to save him and anyone else from the hassle I got when expressing my views on the topic .

I'm totally opposed to it and got into trouble at the time . I promised to not antagonise anyone from that moment on and have stuck to that .

It's just not accepted over here in the UK but it seems to more or less the norm in the States from what I can gather . Sure there will be many over there who don't feed live food but at least two of the main mods in here actively promote live feeding unless I'm mistaken ....

I'm just bemused that so many say they HAVE to feed live to some of their Royals as I'm far from being any kind of expert but I've NEVER had any trouble with mine over the last decade or so ...I've got a five Royals at the moment but I've had around 30 in my time .

I do have a couple who will only eat every 10 to 12 days rather than every week though ....


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