worried my bite might be infected

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Originally Posted by agnesnutter

That seems to make the most sense. The allergy thing would make perfect sense if the reaction didn't take 9 days to show up. How can you tell if there are teeth - I don't see anything obvious (though I don't really know what to look for)? Also, should I be worried about my ball missing teeth?

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Pretty sure the snake teeth grow back fairly quickly unless I'm confusing them with my Axolotl ( they regenerate EVERY part of their body !) .

As regards the 'possible' teeth under your skin .... the area just got very tender suddenly after a week as the teeth had made their way to the surface .... pretty sure you can see them better if you run a needle over the affected area as they show up better ... or maybe mine were nearer the surface ....

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Originally Posted by Zincubus

Pretty sure the snake teeth grow back fairly quickly unless I'm confusing them with my Axolotl ( they regenerate EVERY part of their body !) .

As regards the 'possible' teeth under your skin .... the area just got very tender suddenly after a week as the teeth had made their way to the surface .... pretty sure you can see them better if you run a needle over the affected area as they show up better ... or maybe mine were nearer the surface ....

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You're right. I looked it up and they do grow their teeth back. I feel much better about that. And I dug through my skin a bit with some tweezers and did pull out some stuff. I can't honestly tell if it's dry skin bits or tiny teeth, the redness has gone done a tad since I did that, so I think you nailed it. Thank you so much!

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Originally Posted by agnesnutter

You're right. I looked it up and they do grow their teeth back. I feel much better about that. And I dug through my skin a bit with some tweezers and did pull out some stuff. I can't honestly tell if it's dry skin bits or tiny teeth, the redness has gone done a tad since I did that, so I think you nailed it. Thank you so much!

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Well the ones in my hand were very TINY !!!

Maybe a couple of millimetres long , if that ..

Make sure you disinfect your skin !!!

Antiseptic cream of whatever is available .... in the movies they just dowse it in whiskey / alcohol :)



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I haven't been bit in a long time, but I always used to just wash it really well and put some kind of antibiotic ointment on it if needed. Never had an issue.