At the moment I have a very unhappy and stressed snake. He was very neglected when we rescued him. Dehydrated and malnurished. I have to give him injections every three days, oral wormer [boy is that fun, NOT] and I have to wipe down a wound every day with a bentadine solution. If I was a snake, I would hate me too.

Now when I try to pick him up, he balls right up and hisses. I can't even unwind him to get to his wound to wipe down. However; his wound is looking great. 2 vials of fluid were drawn out of his wound infection he started to develop.

I know others on here treat there snakes, will he get over this OK? Is there something I can do to ease his stress? This is like a catch 22. I have to care for his physical health, but this is causing stress. Any suggestions?

Teej