Large bump on Dum's nose...

I would say either pushing or swing and a miss with prey and hit the tub. i've seen it many times with boas but not normally dums. but if it doesnt go down like you are saying it is then a vet trip is in order.

I'm really glad to know your snake is ok. :O <-This was my face when I saw the first pic. You know I think I got really lucky. I had a very agro corn snake, always striking at the glass of her tank whenever she saw me, and she never took damage from it. She didn't hold back either, she slammed that glass full force.

She is a pretty aggressive eater (really the only time she is all that active). She is not a graceful eater though so I wouldn't be surprised if it was a swing and a miss. We watch everyone eat, but its not really something you note at the time. She seems to be doing just fine, but as I said we are keeping an eye on her.

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(Update) we fed her last Wednesday and the next day the bump had swollen back up again. We immediately made a vet appointment, the vet said it looked like she had rubbed the top of her nose until it became irritated and swelled. She cleaned it, apparently it was a mixture of abscess and liquid from the swelling. She said it wasn't abnormal that it swelled originally then went away. We now have 2 injections to give her every three days and a cream until it heals. Follow up in 3 1/2 weeks.
Here she is (they said her scales should grow back):
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So I don't think anyone is following this anymore but I wanted to post an update anyway. My girl is healing quite well, but we still have a vet appointment next week to check on her progress. She has been a doll every time we have to give her shots, hasn't even tried to tag us once. Here she is now:
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Awesome, so happy to hear this

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Glad it's healing up for you. :)

I'm glad she's doing well. Stories like yours show that something seemingly mundane could end up being a bigger problem than you think. It also makes me nervous because I haven't had to take any of my snakes to the vet yet... and we don't have a good exotic vet anywhere near our town.

Good luck with her healing!