Vote for BP.Net for the 2013 Forum of the Year! Click here for more info.

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 783

0 members and 783 guests
No Members online
Most users ever online was 47,180, 07-16-2025 at 05:30 PM.

» Today's Birthdays

None

» Stats

Members: 75,905
Threads: 249,104
Posts: 2,572,103
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, Pattyhud

scar question

Printable View

  • 09-23-2007, 04:41 PM
    edie
    scar question
    i think this ties in a little bit with that post about the dull spots on the snakes head.. mine has a little bit of that going on but he also has a large scar on his head from before i got him.
    i never had any problems with it but after his last shed the scar looks a little dry.
    is there something i should do about this? raise humidity maybe?

    before:
    http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...S/DSC04107.jpg

    after:
    http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...S/DSC07292.jpg

    also, he got bit by a rat a couple weeks ago.. i put neosporin on it until he shed his skin and now this is what it looks like.. it looks like some skin is stuck to him but i don't want to touch it until i know what to do about it

    before:
    http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...e/DSC06940.jpg

    after:
    http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...S/DSC07302.jpg

    other than those spots i think his health is good, i just like to get a second opinion!

    http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...S/DSC07300.jpg

    http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...S/DSC07305.jpg
  • 09-23-2007, 05:00 PM
    dr del
    Re: scar question
    Hi,


    It looks like the old skin has stuck a little in those spots - I wouldn't worry about it though.

    I would just make extra sure the humidity was high enough for his next shed and hopefully it should all come off ok. I never like to try too hard to remove retained shed over wounds and places with thin skin like scars just in case I end up opening them up again.


    dr del
  • 09-23-2007, 05:34 PM
    edie
    Re: scar question
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by dr del
    Hi,


    It looks like the old skin has stuck a little in those spots - I wouldn't worry about it though.

    I would just make extra sure the humidity was high enough for his next shed and hopefully it should all come off ok. I never like to try too hard to remove retained shed over wounds and places with thin skin like scars just in case I end up opening them up again.


    dr del

    thanks for the help! his last 2 sheds with me went very well, i don't think i got the humidity up as much as i should have with this last one. i'll just see how it all looks after his next shed
  • 09-23-2007, 07:07 PM
    casperca
    Re: scar question
    In the first pic, the scar looks like a lightning bolt. You should call him Harry Potter. hehe
  • 09-24-2007, 09:12 PM
    kurgan
    Re: scar question
    The scar on his head looks like scar tissue to me rather than dry skin/rub but the rat bite still looks a bit scabby - I imagine it will shed off next tiem he goes. He looks like a fat healthy boy otherwise - I second that you name him Harry.
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.1