quick question about an injury

[edie]

the first 3 months i had my male BP he wouldn't eat any of the thawed rats i would offer him so i switched to live rats because i was worried about his health. hes been on live rats for about 3 months now and i haven't had a problem but i noticed what i believe is a bite mark today, i think he got it yesterday when i fed him.

here are some pictures





i doesn't look very deep from what i can see, and nothing is coming out of it. is there something i should do about this?

[RoyalGuardian]

you can get first aid ointment for snakes at petsmart or most other petstores.

[Nikki0326]

In the future you might want to keep something around (like a pencil) in case you see that the rat is able to get a hold on your snake. Just shove the eraser into its mouth and problem solved (Ive used it a few times). But as for treating it now I'm really not too sure as I haven't had to treat one yet sorry

[edie]

you can get first aid ointment for snakes at petsmart or most other petstores.

thanks, does it have a name or would i just see it in the reptile section?

[hoo-t]

You can also use Neosporin or Polysporin as long as you be sure to get the kind that does not have pain reliever in it.

Steve

[Ironhead]

Wow...DeJa Vu,

My boy got a good gash last night from his meal, but it was from the rat's back claw. A gash about an inch long and some good bleeding. I put light pressure on it and got it stopped and put some generic neo sporin on it because thats all I had. Had Monty for 5 years and this was a first for me.

[lillyorchid]

When one of my snakes got bite while killing a rat before I was able to get the tongs between the rat and the snake. I was advised to just make sure it is kept clean and to put neosporin on it. I did and it healed up just fine and as of today there is no mark when the rat got her.

[edie]

i just bought some neosporin for him, how often should i put it on?
and hes going to shed soon, will there be any problems with that?

[bearhart]

From what I've read, each shed tends to improve things like this.

I feed my BP mice and he almost never gets bit. I feed my JCP big rats and he gets those little marks alot.