injured ball?

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Originally Posted by Soph

Thank you for replying and apologies for asking basic questions on a professional site (i see from other postings this is not appreciated!)

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Hehe...maybe we should post a warning sign that says "Please Excuse Our Mess." A few recent postings you may have seen are not the norm around here. We're all about the "basics" and especially about helping new keepers find a safe and comfortable place where they can ask ANY question they feel they need to.

So...welcome aboard!! :handshake: Please feel free to stay and ask/discuss whatever is on your heart.

i'm so glad i found this site. not many friends into reptiles! Even one of my close friends who's a vet stuck her nose up and said 'i only deal with small animals reptiles are something entirely different' (i have now found a good herp vet!)Will post a piccy next week - bit hectic at mo. Thank you all again for responses good to know he's not dying.

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See we don't mind questions. Welcome to the sight and if you could post some pics like JLC said we might be able to help me

We're all friendly here :welcome: I found this site when I was a newbie to BP's and found it was so nice here I stayed :) I'm from the UK too, Oxford, I used to work in London though (and I've got a daughter called Sophie who we tend to call Soph ;) )

~Sue

Hi Soph. I'm not too far from you - Wiltshire. I have a Cornsnake who has bad scarring, especially at the side of his neck. The previous owners didn't have a clue on how to look after a snake - and sold him and his set-up (which was so disgusting it went straight in the bin) for £10 beer money:mad:


He had an unguarded household bulb, no thermostat as a heat source - and you can guess the rest. He's in a Really Useful Box now, kept spotlessly clean, with hides, greenery and a constant supply of fresh water - something else the poor snake didn't have with the previous owners. Because the scarring is quite deep, I am careful what size of mice I feed him. I prefer to give him 3 or 4 smaller mice rather than one big mouse. I've had him just over two months now and he's shed 3 times so is really growing. He's a lovely, nice natured snake - and a stunner too, despite the scarring.

I also have two Royal Pythons. Both are completely different in temperament. Byron, who I've had since he was a hatchling is as bold as brass and doesn't mind me gently stroking the top of his head. He's gorgeous and really friendly. I can't remember that last time I saw him ball up - when he was a hatchling.

My other Royal (who's older and was a rescue - he'd been terribly neglected) is very shy and doesn't like his head being touched. Once he's been out for about 10 minutes, he settles down and is a really nice, gentle snake too.

It would be helpful if you could put a pic on the forum, but if you are in any doubt, take your snake to a reptile vet. If you don't know where there is one, your local vet should have contact details. We're quite lucky as we have a reptile vet here.