This evening I went to handle my new baby python and noticed he had a piece of wood stuck to him. Upon closer inspection, its not stuck to him, its inside him.

I took him into our office and put him on the desk to get a close look. The thin sliver of wood had pierced the skin and around the wound his scales had come off. I had my wife drive us to an emergency vet clinic where the vet removed the wood and cleaned the wound. He has a spot on his left side now where the scales are gone and you can see his red raw flesh. the vet said he did not know my python needed antibiotics or not, but said he should be good to go now. I brought him home and put a dab of Neosporin on the wound. He seems to be acting ok, he is not lethargic or anything.

The only thing I can imagine is that he rubbed up against the tree root I had put in his cage for him to crawl on. He must have rubbed against it hard and gave himself the large splinter and broke it off. I have removed the piece of wood so this does not happen again.

Has anyone seen something like this before? Even though the vet said he will be alright, I'm still worried as he is a baby. Any insight on this would be appreciated. Thanks!