Welcoming Absinthe, the rescue.

[Gooseman]

Alright, so some of y'all know that I have taken in a 5" 6' RTB that itzazoo rescued a few weeks ago, and after a week of acclimating and his first shed, I thought I'd throw up some pics along with a question.

Here's his beauty of a tail:


And his head:


Now my question, if you look at his nose you will see a bit of a wound on his nose and above his right eye. I imagine they come from an old contact burn that he recieved from a heat lamp or something. Well, when I got him, they were scabbed over and seemed to be healing well, but when he shed it re-opened the nose wound. Should I just pt some cream on it until it heals? etc? thanks in advance.

[Rakshasi]

What a beauty! He looks very much like my youngin', Kona. Their colors/markings are near-identical, but Kona is less than a year old and has alot of growing to do. I hope he keeps his colors/markings, however, because yours is really gorgeous!

Is that the tub he's being kept in? Or was that just for a feeding, or pictures, etc? I'm curious as to what size it is. I currently have my 6' Marley in a tub similar to that (as his permanent home is under construction, will be done in less than a week), and I often look at him and feel quite bad he's in there. He doesn't rub or show any signs of discomfort, I just feel guilty.

As far as the wound goes, I'm sure everyone will have a different answer. What I do to my own wounds, as well as my young sister's and all of our animals' is keep them clean, and apply an antibiotic cream every OTHER day. Clean the wound every day, one day put on a cream afterward, the next day, clean it and let the air at it. Continue until the wound is healed. Most creams say to apply 2-3 times daily, but we just do not do that. I develop a rash if I use Neosporin everyday, but every other day is fine on myself. I've had some very deep cuts, and they've healed nicely with the routine I stick to. My dogs love to run around, and often times crack their paw pads, and I apply the exact same cleaning/creaming routine every time and it heals in around a week. If applying the cream everyday makes you feel more comfortable, go right ahead, but the air has always seemed to help us, as well as keeping it nice and clean. Good luck!

[Gooseman]

Is that the tub he's being kept in? Or was that just for a feeding, or pictures, etc? I'm curious as to what size it is. I currently have my 6' Marley in a tub similar to that (as his permanent home is under construction, will be done in less than a week), and I often look at him and feel quite bad he's in there. He doesn't rub or show any signs of discomfort, I just feel guilty.

That is his temporary home, but the base is roughly the same saze as a 30gal tank so although it could be bigger, it really isn't small for him, for now.

Few more pics:








Just for size comparison with my lil bp gal, here is she doin the same thing.

[jknudson]

That's a nice little boa, kudos to you for rescuing it...however it appears that your ball python and boa share the same space, I really hope you are employing a quarantine to prevent possible disease transmission.

-Jason

[Gooseman]

That's a nice little boa, kudos to you for rescuing it...however it appears that your ball python and boa share the same space, I really hope you are employing a quarantine to prevent possible disease transmission.

-Jason

I am, the picture of the bp was taken about a month ago and the snakes are in two different rooms now for that reason. I have read over IBD and decided such diseases must never be spread in my house.

EDIT: Itzazoo rescued him, I'm just taking him in.

[jknudson]

I am, the picture of the bp was taken about a month ago and the snakes are in two different rooms now for that reason. I have read over IBD and decided such diseases must never be spread in my house.

EDIT: Itzazoo rescued him, I'm just taking him in.

Good to hear!

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

Congrats on a nice baby!!! The scar tissue looks like a healed bit wound to me rather than a burn. He looks great and be sure to keep us updated on him!

[frankykeno]

Could be from a burn, a bite or a rub, at least it appears to be healing. Personally I'd go with applying the anti-biotic every other day, keeping him on a very plain bedding so nothing loose can stick to the wound and just letting him settle in and de-stress. He's got a lovely look to him.

[JimiSnakes]

It's a rub. A few of my bigger girls have the same type of mark going. If it doesn't look infected or oozy, don't mess with it. If he gets into a big enough enclosure to wheres he doesn't have to rub, it will go away in a few sheds. Nice looker!

[JimiSnakes]

Here is my big girl with the same thing:



Yours doesn't look infected or tender, correct me if I'm wrong, so it is probably old and won't bother him if it's left alone.