weird red marks

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Originally Posted by pretzelpretzel

also how would i go about treating this?


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First, fix the way you're housing this snake...prevention is the best medicine. Vet visit is probably a good idea for a burn...Silvadene cream is good. There is one known source for it OTC, I think bcr229 has mentioned it-
otherwise it's prescription only.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

If you can not get your snake to a vet quickly, Mountainside Medical will sell silvadene (silver sulfadiazine) online w/o a prescription. It is better for snake burns than the petroleum-gel based antibiotic ointments.

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Honestly it looks like nothing to me. I use over head heat (RHP’s) and I get marks like that here or there. They can come from climbing on something, substrate or even just being in a position for a extended period of time. I have a girl that will stay in a hide certain times of the year for over a month without coming out. When she does come out she has marks on her light colored scales where ever she was bent or pressure was applied. One year she went off feed for 8 months eating once at 6 months. She had so many red marks on her it freaked me out.. when I pushed on the marks they would go away. That meant it was circulation related most likely.
Most people don’t realize how hot the spot would have to be to actually get a burn so unless you’ve had a tstat problem thats unlikely. Also you would most likely see a burn on more than just a small area like that unless it was touching a Heat Lamp etc..
Id watch it over the next months just to make sure it doesn’t swell or get worse like a infection etc but dont worry to much...


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okay so i checked on him this morning and they were gone! i just freaked out over nothing hahah. i think it could be from the way he sits in his hide. thanks everyone for the help!


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