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To me it just looks like a small nick which isn't too serious. You need to keep it from getting infected though.
1) Clean and disinfect the cage daily.
2) Remove substrate and use clean newspaper or paper towels.
3) Dilute betadine soak of tail tip about 5 to 10 mins daily.
4) Apply triple antibiotic ointment like neosporin daily after betadine. I personally found manuka honey to work better than antibiotic ointments, if you decide to try this, make sure it says UMF on the label (not just "active" or some other term.) and a rating of about 15+ or 18+.
It probably will heal on itself but I would do this to be safe.
If it gets worse see a vet.
Last edited by hungba; 05-21-2015 at 06:53 PM.
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I would definitely switch to paper towels. Then you can go to the vet but I would just get something safe for the snake to clean the wound. Good luck.
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That doesn't look bad at all. I'd probably just either put painkiller free neosporin on it or swab it daily with betadine and keep an eye on it. If you can get it to scab over without infection setting in you should be good. She probably had a minor injury that kept getting caught and reopened with the sheds.
Switching to paper towels couldn't hurt anything, but I probably wouldn't even do that for such a small injury.
Honestly, you could probably ignore it and she'd be fine, but it's always better to be proactive.
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1.1 Thamnophis cyrtopsis ocellatus
0.1 Python regius
1.0 Litorea caerulea
0.1 Ceratophrys cranwelli
0.1 Terrapene carolina
0.1 Grammostola rosea
0.1 Hogna carolinensis
0.0.1 Brachypelma smithi
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Also, necrosis is dead or dying flesh. I don't see that here. It'll usually get either a grey/green or black look when it's progressed to that point.
3.0 Thamnophis sirtalis,
1.1 Thamnophis cyrtopsis ocellatus
0.1 Python regius
1.0 Litorea caerulea
0.1 Ceratophrys cranwelli
0.1 Terrapene carolina
0.1 Grammostola rosea
0.1 Hogna carolinensis
0.0.1 Brachypelma smithi
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Definitely not necrosis.
The scales and skin have already been pulled off. What is left is the structure for the skin and scales to grow and attach to. Whether that's keratin or cartilage, I don't know. I haven't studied snake anatomy.
But be sure it is kept clean and it should heal fine.
The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.
1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
Mack The Knife, 2013
Lizzy, 2010
Etta, 2013
1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
Esmarelda , 2014
Sundance, 2012
2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017
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Re: Damaged tip of tail?!
would slightly lowering humidity be a good idea? So it could scab over without infection?
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If she's not about to shed it probably wouldn't hurt anything. This is a pretty minor wound though, like I said you could probably ignore it completely and everything would be fine.
3.0 Thamnophis sirtalis,
1.1 Thamnophis cyrtopsis ocellatus
0.1 Python regius
1.0 Litorea caerulea
0.1 Ceratophrys cranwelli
0.1 Terrapene carolina
0.1 Grammostola rosea
0.1 Hogna carolinensis
0.0.1 Brachypelma smithi
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Re: Damaged tip of tail?!
It's gotten worse. It's now really skinny, and I have no clue what to make of it. Is it just going to fall off?? Or shrivel into nothing? And is this a big health concern? Please help guys
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Re: Damaged tip of tail?!
Can you post new pics of the worsening of the tail issue?
Stay in peace and not pieces.
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