bad burn

i posted last week about my power going out and almost losing the whole collection well my wifes pride and joy our 3 year old male normal ball got too close to one of the heat lamps trying to worm himself back up i cought it and moved him to a tank with an under tank heater but i fear it was too late now he has a 4 inch split on his back were he burned himself and dried out to the point his skin is spiting and i think it might be infected i hope we can get him through this

put some neosporin on it and try to keep it moist and the snake hydrated. a vet prolly wouldnt be a bad idea cuz of the infection.

i have a vet friend that may be able to help just wanted to know if any one else has had similar issues

Heat lamps are kind of useless with ball pythons. Just use a UTH with a THERMOSTAT and you should have no problems with burns.

Take him to the vet. I just rehabed a snake through a bad burn....and you will need to take him in to get antibiotics. If not, it will likely get infected and cause internal toxicity.

Good luck...snakes are usually pretty good at healing with the proper treatment.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

Heat lamps are kind of useless with ball pythons. Just use a UTH with a THERMOSTAT and you should have no problems with burns.

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If you are using a tank it's not so easy to keep ambient temps up. Depending where you live and room temp i'm sure alot of tank users need a lamp

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Originally Posted by bman123

If you are using a tank it's not so easy to keep ambient temps up. Depending where you live and room temp i'm sure alot of tank users need a lamp

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But that doesn't mean that is the best option. I would pay for two UTHs or a radiant heat panel before I would use a lamp as a source of heat.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

Heat lamps are kind of useless with ball pythons. Just use a UTH with a THERMOSTAT and you should have no problems with burns.

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its not that we need a thermostat or uth our power went out and we could only have on light plugged in with our breaker box popping fuses left and right and he rolled while we were heating him up and caught the light!! we have great heat sources other then the light we just need to get help on what to look for like if there is and infection or even so ideas what we can do at home till we can actually get back to our real home!! oh by the way im pombiki's wife!! and the snake means so much to me i just want him to get better!! i love my mornings when he gives kisses and love to cuddle!!

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4 inch split on his back were he burned himself and dried out to the point his skin is spiting and i think it might be infected i hope we can get him through this

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Giving the extent of the burn you need to take your animal to a vet so he can assess the burn and prescribe anti-biotics which can be necessary in the case of a severe burn.

In the mean time clean up your enclosure put some paper towel to replace your current substrate, reduce the stress to a minimum, no feeding and make sure your heat source is secured and controlled.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

But that doesn't mean that is the best option. I would pay for two UTHs or a radiant heat panel before I would use a lamp as a source of heat.

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I agree, Belly heat is the best option and if you cant afford a thermostat you cant afford the snake...... You have a commitment to that animal to do whats best for it.
On a second note Kaorte you r one of the smartest people I know on here, like a fricken encyclopedia

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Originally Posted by jjmitchell

I agree, Belly heat is the best option and if you cant afford a thermostat you cant afford the snake...... You have a commitment to that animal to do whats best for it.
On a second note Kaorte you r one of the smartest people I know on here, like a fricken encyclopedia

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There is a valid argument to use a CHE/lamp as supplement heat for ambient temperatures in a tank.

I agree that UTH is the best bet to provide the heat source for your snake, however depending on how *you* keep your room temperatures, enclosure type, etc... there is a valid argument to use a CHE/lamp in addition to a UTH.

Just saying.

i normally keep them all in a rack except for my boa but the power went out cuz of electrical problems in my house while i was gone and when i got home there temps were about 45 degrees and they were almost dead and the only way i had to warm them back up until i get the power back on is to use a heat bulb i had as a spare for my boa cage and while i was messing with the breaker box he had gotten himself close enough to it to burn him pretty bad on his back my wife talked to our vet friend but he was at work when she called so we are waiting for him to call back