Injured Python - Help

Well, I found out how he injured himself. I have a 20 gallon high with a wire top. There is a groove in the top of the aquarium where the glass for the fishtank is supposed to go and the wire top. The little :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r: is somehow wedging himself up there trying to force the top off. Last night I awoke to a very loud banging and thought someone was trying to break into my apartment through a window. I went into the bedroom and when I turned on the light my snake acted like he was caught and panicked.

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When he saw the light turn on he fell from the top of the aquarium to the spot his log was previously before I removed it. He must be at the perfect size to get his body in that groove. I took him out and checked him for injury but he seemed fine. I wedged some aluminum foil into the groove and put a couple of gym weights on top of the enclosure until I buy him his new enclosure that has a sliding top and a lock.

I called a reptile vet today and I am going to be taking him for a checkup thursday morning where they might give him antibiotics just to make sure no infection sets in. Im nervous, though, as it will be administered by mouth. I foresee getting tagged doing this but the vet said he will show me how to do it.

Just thought I'd update. Im very nervous about him being ok as this is my first reptile. I appreciate all the replies.

I had thought about suggesting that he could have impaled himself on the cage furniture, but I was unsure what you meant when you said the splinter was "inside him".

Glad to see that things are working out. BP's are not great climbers and do much better when that risk is minimized. Short cages work best for BP's. :gj:

Heres his injury. It looks painful. :( You can also see his alienhead. So cool!


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...x/HPIM0214.jpg

And here is another of him chillin'.

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I got Zod into the exotic pet vet this morning who looked him over and said no antibiotics are needed. He weighed in at 52 gram!! So tiny! Talked to the vet about his lack of eating and the vet told me to try live food. Bought a pinky on the way home and Zod was practically trying to get away from my wife and head toward the bag the pinky was in. Got him back in his cage and dropped in the pinky and....NOM NOM NOM NOM!

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...x/HPIM0218.jpg