Help!!!!

I just fed Oakley and the skin behind his head separated from his muscles. What has happened and what can I do to keep it from getting infected? He hasn't eaten in a few weeks and we got him a medium mouse to try and feed him today. well when I got done feeding him i left him in his tank we feed them in and when he got done I looked in the cage and saw that he had pulled his skin apart. the spot is about 1" long. He also just finished shedding a few days ago. I had noticed a red spot forming at the same area and didn't think anything of it.

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Originally Posted by Little B-Py

I just fed Oakley and the skin behind his head separated from his muscles. What has happened and what can I do to keep it from getting infected? He hasn't eaten in a few weeks and we got him a medium mouse to try and feed him today. well when I got done feeding him i left him in his tank we feed them in and when he got done I looked in the cage and saw that he had pulled his skin apart. the spot is about 1" long. He also just finished shedding a few days ago. I had noticed a red spot forming at the same area and didn't think anything of it.

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Did you see exactly what happened?
We can't really tell you what we think happened and what to do without pictures, so do your best to get some up please.

You may want to see a herp vet. If you feel it is severe enough and you can't figure out what happened.

Well I called our vet and he said to just put neosporon on it for 2-3 days and if nothing changes to take it to him.

On top of what the vet said, is he on newspaper or paper towel? If not it may be a good idea to switch him to it for a couple of days to keep dirt out of it.

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Originally Posted by Little B-Py

Well I called our vet and he said to just put neosporon on it for 2-3 days and if nothing changes to take it to him.

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Make sure the Neosporin you use is non-pain killer. No extra-strength either. Plain neosporin.

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Originally Posted by jrosen123

On top of what the vet said, is he on newspaper or paper towel? If not it may be a good idea to switch him to it for a couple of days to keep dirt out of it.

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He is on coconut bark so there is no way dirt is gonna get in it. i'll make sure about the neosporin though.

coconut bark can be a source of bacteria! you need to switch to paper towel or newsprint until it is healed. you should switch out the paper every other day to keep the bacteria down. i also suggest sterilizing the tub often as well. once the snake has healed you can go back to the bark if you want.

Paper towel and polysporin.
This mishap sounds a little strange.
Where are your pics?
-Steven

Here is the pic of the injury. The light pink area is his muscle
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...6/100_1480.jpg

I have an appointment today so when I get home I will remove his bark and disinfect his hide. he is in a tank right now and not a tub and I do not have a tub big enough to put him back into. Just put down 1 layer of paper towels over the whole place?

Also, he isn't acting like it hurts him, like when I go to put the neosporin on him he just lays there. Is this weird?