I feel horrible.

O God i am so worried i fed my rescue RTB who just got better from a strep infection and the rat wriggled loose and bit her 3 times just bad enough to make her bleed :( she is the sweetest snake in the world and hasnt taken f/t before. Im going to take her to the vet a.s.a.p. i put some triple atiobiotic to guard against infection is there anything else i can do to make her comfy. I feel like im gonna throw up.:tears:

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Originally Posted by Thor26

O God i am so worried i fed my rescue RTB who just got better from a strep infection and the rat wriggled loose and bit her 3 times just bad enough to make her bleed :( she is the sweetest snake in the world and hasnt taken f/t before. Im going to take her to the vet a.s.a.p. i put some triple atiobiotic to guard against infection is there anything else i can do to make her comfy. I feel like im gonna throw up.:tears:

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It will be ok this stuff happens once in awhile.Is she still bleeding?

i dont think so she was barely bleeding in the first place

Oh sweet heart.... :hug:
Neosporin sounds wise and watch for any sign of infection or 'off' behavior.

It doesnt sound from your description to be a horrible bite, but nonetheless, keep an eye on it, wash it with a betadine solution and put neosporin on it. I think she'll be fine. :gj:

thanks you guys i was just freakin out thank god i was watching her or it could have been much worse. where do i get betadine solution?

You can find bottles of the concentrated Betadine at any pharmacy. CVS or Walgreens should have it.

Any drug store/pharmacy should have it...just ask the pharmacist...

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Becky > Cassandra =D

oh ok cool thanks shouls i just apply it with a q tip

I had the same thing happen with my male BP, but was able to get him switched to f/t pretty quickly after I received him, it was like he was being attacked every single time I fed him live.
If this happens often (like it did with my male BP) it might be a good idea to either give the snake smaller live prey items (I have never done this but have heard someone say that smaller prey have smaller teeth and can do less damage, I'm not speaking from experience though) or switch to f/t to make sure it doesn't happen again. My boas all switched to f/t (blow dried after thawing) with no problem at ever, they're actually better at taking f/t then my corns are!

Just watch her when feeding, and if it seems to be a reoccurring problem then I would think about trying something else.

P.S. I had used neosporin for my BP when he was injured, I just applied a small amount with a q-tip and he never got an infection, just keep an eye on it! I used the same thing for my boas baytril scars.