I had to change substrate and my snake made a break for it
I had to change the 'substrate' or the towels today, because the ones I was using were too thick and not allowing the heat of the UTH to travel through.
Anyway my snake made a break for it behind her vivarium and I had to properly hold onto her so she didn't drop down the back of the vivarium. Anyway, a very small portion of the scales on her back seemed to come off her back and now I feel really terrible. She is just about to go into shed, but now I'm wondering if she'll start eating badly just because I had to handle her and put her in another box temporarily before the 5-7 days of not handling has elapsed.
Will she be okay or will she have a bad shed now? Ah, I am panicking, I wish I'd just left her alone but it was reading too cool on the heat mat because of the thick layers so I felt I had to change it and now I feel so guilty because she was so scared. :tears:
Re: I had to change substrate and my snake made a break for it
Have you got any pics of the damage I think your snake will be fine but if we could see the damage people would be able to give more accurate advice
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Re: I had to change substrate and my snake made a break for it
Are scales still there or is it raw flesh under the skin that's coming off
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Re: I had to change substrate and my snake made a break for it
I tried to get a picture but my camera had trouble focusing. There is some loose skin on her back, also some on her stomach, but there is scales beneath both of them since she is going into shed soom thank god...
I can't believe I failed at being an owner so quickly... I feel terrible.
I had to hold her again to put the hide back in and it was a bit more relaxed this time. I hope everything will be okay and I didn't stress her out too much.
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Re: I had to change substrate and my snake made a break for it
Take a breath.
Everything is going to be fine. Keep her on clean paper towels and it will clear up with a couple sheds.
Maybe hold off on feeding for a week to give her some time to heal up.
You are not a bad owner. Accidents happen. Everything will be fine.
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