rat bite

hello.last night one of my snakies got bit.any suggestions on whether to treat it or leave it alone.its pretty small but i still dont want it to get infected.i tried neosporin but there was no way he was letting me touch him there.heres a pic(not very good).any help wwould be greatly appreciated
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...nhigh/bite.jpg

I would keep an eye on it and if it looks like its getting infected seek treatment. Mine got bit on the tail but it is fine now. How bad is the bite? If it is bad you might nedd to hold him down and put some neosporin on it.

Do you have any exotic dealing vets around? If so, take it there.
Good luck! :gj:

hard to see in pic but it doesn't look like much...

yes i do have a herp vet,actually within a half mile of my house.its $35 to walk in there though and if i can avoid that i will.the bite is very small.at the time it happened there was a tad bit of blood.it wasnt bleeding but i could see there was a bite.could i use like 3 belts and strap him to something so he cant move.i have knowbody to help hold him so i dunno how to get neo on him.ugh,i guess putting belts on would be a chore too.

it is very small.no bigger than the tip of a ball point pen.hard to get a pic of it with the flash cuz its on the white part of his jaw.

Rat bites, hell just about any sort of bite, can get infected very easily. Even if it doesn't look like much on the surface, you could have some nasty bacterial action going on underneath that you won't know about until its face begins to swell with pus.

Suck it up and spend 35 bucks to take it to the vet just in case. (Seriously 35 is NOTHING. I've had to pay 60-70 to just get checkups for one of my herps.

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yes i do have a herp vet,actually within a half mile of my house.its $35 to walk in there though and if i can avoid that i will.the bite is very small.at the time it happened there was a tad bit of blood.it wasnt bleeding but i could see there was a bite.could i use like 3 belts and strap him to something so he cant move.i have knowbody to help hold him so i dunno how to get neo on him.ugh,i guess putting belts on would be a chore too.

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Just put some neosporin on it. I can't imagine you would need to strap him down with belts to dab some ointment on him?? That must be the toughest ball python ever!

it was a joke.but the bite is so close to his mouth i dont wanna try it again.he got ultra nippy when i tried last night.lol,i was using my finger.maybe i should try a cuetip.

Use a qtip to apply the neosporin. Hold the snake right behind the head to stabilize him, then just dab a little neosporin on it with a qtip.

Steve

edit : Be sure you are using neosporin WITHOUT pain reliever!

Snakes are pretty resilient creatures with tough skin to take a scratch or mark here or there. I would apply the neosporin a couple times a day, holding their head if skiddish.

As Steve mentioned, do not use Neosporin with pain reliever. The pain reliever additive is toxic to BPs. Only use the regular Neosporin. If you are unsure, ask the pharmacist which is which.

it was a comedy act.neither one of us wanted to do this but i finally got it.it was neo w/o pain reliever.thanks for the info and im going to invest in a medical board with straps and possibly nitrous to knock it out if ever happens again.lol,just jokin but i would if i could.pain in the butt.

Yep, Neosporin will do the trick.

Anyone ever use Betadine for reptile cuts?