puncture wound after a fresh shed

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was checking Yellow over after he shed and found this. the only possible thing he could hurt himself on (i feed f/t) is the plastic plant i have hanging in his T8 ; it's not the smoothest thing. or could this have happened during his shed? that seems like a long shot.

should i remove the plant? any advice for monitoring and cleaning up the wound? i'm not too worried about it i just hope it doesn't hurt him too much. 🙁

I would check the plant and anything else plastic over in your chat, because the plants, especially the ones that are bendy, are flexible because there's metal inside. Sometimes the metal can pierce through the end of the plastic and it can be incredibly sharp, even if only a tiny bit is poking out.

With regards to the wound, I'm sure if you just wash it over and keep it clean, it'll be fine, but better off waiting for additional advice. I hope Yellow is okay. :)

Doesn't look like a big deal right now. Keep it clean and watch for issues. It should go away soon. Everything show's on albinos and BELs. I am sure that on "normal" colored animals this stuff is often there and we never see it.

Poor baba, I've heard about a lot of plants (even ones made for reptiles) being sharp and snakes getting injured. It doesn't look deep which has me thinking he's maybe snagged it while rubbing the shed off. Personally I would give the plant a good inspection and if it has any pointed bits I'd remove it and just keep the hole nice and clean. Looking at it o my phone it actually looks like a scale, but that could just be me trying to look at a small picture. Looks very similar to what my female done (My first post on here) and it sorted it's self after the next shed :)

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Originally Posted by Streller

I would check the plant and anything else plastic over in your chat, because the plants, especially the ones that are bendy, are flexible because there's metal inside. Sometimes the metal can pierce through the end of the plastic and it can be incredibly sharp, even if only a tiny bit is poking out.

With regards to the wound, I'm sure if you just wash it over and keep it clean, it'll be fine, but better off waiting for additional advice. I hope Yellow is okay. :)

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the plant i have is all plastic but i know it has some sharp points. i'll definitely be checking it over and deciding if i can fix it or just get rid of it.
and thank you, i'm sure he's okay! :D i swear over the years i've seen more rubs and scratches on this guy than i would have ever thought possible for a snake. he's always getting into trouble.

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Originally Posted by JodanOrNoDan

Doesn't look like a big deal right now. Keep it clean and watch for issues. It should go away soon. Everything show's on albinos and BELs. I am sure that on "normal" colored animals this stuff is often there and we never see it.

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thanks for the advice. for cleaning should i just use water and a q-tip, or some sort of soap solution?
and that's a good point about everything showing on lighter snakes, i'm just glad it's just a little poke.

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Originally Posted by montymiow

It doesn't look deep which has me thinking he's maybe snagged it while rubbing the shed off. Personally I would give the plant a good inspection and if it has any pointed bits I'd remove it and just keep the hole nice and clean. Looking at it o my phone it actually looks like a scale, but that could just be me trying to look at a small picture. Looks very similar to what my female done (My first post on here) and it sorted it's self after the next shed :)

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with the timing of it showing up i was thinking a scale maybe got pulled during the shed. when i was rubbing my finger over the spot it definitely seems like a small hole/puncture of some kind, but it's not deep at all. i'm not too worried about it, but i am upset because i swear this guy is always getting into shenanigans of some kind.

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Originally Posted by tttaylorrr

thanks for the advice. for cleaning should i just use water and a q-tip, or some sort of soap solution?
and that's a good point about everything showing on lighter snakes, i'm just glad it's just a little poke.

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Just some water and some tissue paper or something. When my big ones have something like this or they are covered in poop I just run them under the bathtub faucet at about room tempurature for a few seconds wipe rinse again then not worry about it too much. No soap.

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Originally Posted by JodanOrNoDan

Just some water and some tissue paper or something. When my big ones have something like this or they are covered in poop I just run them under the bathtub faucet at about room tempurature for a few seconds wipe rinse again then not worry about it too much. No soap.

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no soap, got it. thank you!

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here's a closer shot, just because.

Maybe a bit of neosporin would help. At least that's what I would do. Put a very light, very light amount. Everyday or so for about a week. Make sure it's just neosporin with nothing else added. Hope this helps. My Blackpin likes to rub his chin, this helped a lot.

Just looks like a scale got pulled off. No major worry, will heal right up.

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Originally Posted by Sonny1318

Maybe a bit of neosporin would help. At least that's what I would do. Put a very light, very light amount. Everyday or so for about a week. Make sure it's just neosporin with nothing else added. Hope this helps. My Blackpin likes to rub his chin, this helped a lot.

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will pick some up on my way home (with NO pain relief).

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Originally Posted by piedlover79

Just looks like a scale got pulled off. No major worry, will heal right up.

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thanks, i'll just keep watching it until it scabs over.

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Originally Posted by piedlover79

Just looks like a scale got pulled off. No major worry, will heal right up.

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Yeah , after zooming in I'd agree .

It would be interesting to know HOW it occurred .... but probably never find out . ...




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Sorry this happened to Yellow, but in your hands I know he'll be fine. Heal up quick little snake :gj:

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Originally Posted by Zincubus

Yeah , after zooming in I'd agree .

It would be interesting to know HOW it occurred .... but probably never find out . ...

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i wish i could figure it out, too. ~3 months ago he got a scratch right on top of his head; i have no idea how it could have happened as this was before the plants. tonight i've got a full cleaning of his T8 so i'm going to thoroughly check everything. i wish he'd stop scaring me like this!

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

Sorry this happened to Yellow, but in your hands I know he'll be fine. Heal up quick little snake :gj:

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thank you! :)