Welcoming Absinthe, the rescue.

Alright, so some of y'all know that I have taken in a 5" 6' RTB that itzazoo rescued a few weeks ago, and after a week of acclimating and his first shed, I thought I'd throw up some pics along with a question.

Here's his beauty of a tail:
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/416/dcp0005ld5.jpg

And his head:
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4540/dcp0006mc4.jpg

Now my question, if you look at his nose you will see a bit of a wound on his nose and above his right eye. I imagine they come from an old contact burn that he recieved from a heat lamp or something. Well, when I got him, they were scabbed over and seemed to be healing well, but when he shed it re-opened the nose wound. Should I just pt some cream on it until it heals? etc? thanks in advance.

What a beauty! He looks very much like my youngin', Kona. Their colors/markings are near-identical, but Kona is less than a year old and has alot of growing to do. I hope he keeps his colors/markings, however, because yours is really gorgeous!

Is that the tub he's being kept in? Or was that just for a feeding, or pictures, etc? I'm curious as to what size it is. I currently have my 6' Marley in a tub similar to that (as his permanent home is under construction, will be done in less than a week), and I often look at him and feel quite bad he's in there. He doesn't rub or show any signs of discomfort, I just feel guilty.

As far as the wound goes, I'm sure everyone will have a different answer. What I do to my own wounds, as well as my young sister's and all of our animals' is keep them clean, and apply an antibiotic cream every OTHER day. Clean the wound every day, one day put on a cream afterward, the next day, clean it and let the air at it. Continue until the wound is healed. Most creams say to apply 2-3 times daily, but we just do not do that. I develop a rash if I use Neosporin everyday, but every other day is fine on myself. I've had some very deep cuts, and they've healed nicely with the routine I stick to. My dogs love to run around, and often times crack their paw pads, and I apply the exact same cleaning/creaming routine every time and it heals in around a week. If applying the cream everyday makes you feel more comfortable, go right ahead, but the air has always seemed to help us, as well as keeping it nice and clean. Good luck! :)

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Originally Posted by Rakshasi

Is that the tub he's being kept in? Or was that just for a feeding, or pictures, etc? I'm curious as to what size it is. I currently have my 6' Marley in a tub similar to that (as his permanent home is under construction, will be done in less than a week), and I often look at him and feel quite bad he's in there. He doesn't rub or show any signs of discomfort, I just feel guilty.

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That is his temporary home, but the base is roughly the same saze as a 30gal tank so although it could be bigger, it really isn't small for him, for now.

Few more pics:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t..._0003_00-1.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...cp_0011_00.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...0/dcp_0012.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...cp_0006_00.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...0/dcp_0008.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...0/dcp_0003.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...cp_0024_00.jpg

Just for size comparison with my lil bp gal, here is she doin the same thing.
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...dcp_0011-1.jpg

That's a nice little boa, kudos to you for rescuing it...however it appears that your ball python and boa share the same space, I really hope you are employing a quarantine to prevent possible disease transmission.

-Jason

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Originally Posted by JBallPython

That's a nice little boa, kudos to you for rescuing it...however it appears that your ball python and boa share the same space, I really hope you are employing a quarantine to prevent possible disease transmission.

-Jason

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I am, the picture of the bp was taken about a month ago and the snakes are in two different rooms now for that reason. I have read over IBD and decided such diseases must never be spread in my house. :sabduel:

EDIT: Itzazoo rescued him, I'm just taking him in.

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Originally Posted by Gooseman

I am, the picture of the bp was taken about a month ago and the snakes are in two different rooms now for that reason. I have read over IBD and decided such diseases must never be spread in my house. :sabduel:

EDIT: Itzazoo rescued him, I'm just taking him in.

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Good to hear!:sweeet:

Congrats on a nice baby!!! The scar tissue looks like a healed bit wound to me rather than a burn. He looks great and be sure to keep us updated on him!

Could be from a burn, a bite or a rub, at least it appears to be healing. Personally I'd go with applying the anti-biotic every other day, keeping him on a very plain bedding so nothing loose can stick to the wound and just letting him settle in and de-stress. He's got a lovely look to him. :)

It's a rub. A few of my bigger girls have the same type of mark going. If it doesn't look infected or oozy, don't mess with it. If he gets into a big enough enclosure to wheres he doesn't have to rub, it will go away in a few sheds. Nice looker!

Here is my big girl with the same thing:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y88...esXHestia1.jpg

Yours doesn't look infected or tender, correct me if I'm wrong, so it is probably old and won't bother him if it's left alone.

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Originally Posted by jim020cricket

Yours doesn't look infected or tender, correct me if I'm wrong, so it is probably old and won't bother him if it's left alone.

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It looks like a scab that when he shed pulled some of the corners up around the edges and exposed some raw flesh. Not even a single blood droplet bubbling out, but blood was visible for about an hour or so before the scab closed back up. So if I just leave it alone it should heal itself so that it doesnt continue to reopen each time he sheds?

Jimi is the man with boas, so you could definitely take his advice. You could also just go ahead and take him to the vet for another opinion, especially since it's always hard to tell exactly what's going on in pictures. =)

He looks like a sweety - kudos for the rescue, guys!

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Originally Posted by Gooseman

It looks like a scab that when he shed pulled some of the corners up around the edges and exposed some raw flesh. Not even a single blood droplet bubbling out, but blood was visible for about an hour or so before the scab closed back up. So if I just leave it alone it should heal itself so that it doesnt continue to reopen each time he sheds?

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That one I posted was the same way. She came in with a horrible nose rub and I just upped the humidity and left it alone. She has not had a single problem since. The problem, imo and my very respected local herp vet (Dr. Spindel), with putting creams and ointments on snakes is that it irritates them worse than the actual scrape, so if it's not TOO bad...just leave it. If it keeps getting worse, vet visit first. If the ointment bothers him, he will continue to rub even worse than before to get the ointment off, which will cause a worse rub. I agree with Cass, vet visit is the best way to go if it doesn't get better after the next shed.

I wasn't questioning jim, I was just stating that there was blood on his nose so was a little concerned. But all is well now, I'll keep an eye on it.

Hey, that snake is looking good. The Boa I rescued right before yours had a real bad nose rub too. After it shed it looked so much better. Glad you like him.

What an awesome boa..
My friend has an old giant of a female BCI, that she bought a few years ago at a herp show. Since she got her, she has had an old wound on her face that is very similar to what Absinthe has on its head.. it did not go away with sheds over time, but it is old and does not seem to bother the snake..
I am glad that you and itzazoo rescued this snake; it pains me to see so many boas end up in need of rescuing.. people are such idiots sometimes (the previous owners, not the rescuers!)