EMERGENCY | My Ball Python's Scales Just Split

[LightningPython]

Good luck with him
Best wishes. He's a fighter, for sure.

[Nixon]

Yeah. His scales are very weak. But, he'll be getting medicine that will hopefully solve some issues and keep infection out while he's fed so he can get his nutrition. In the meantime, I'll keep a better eye on him, I'll be more careful with him with handling and furthermore - let no one else handle him until I know he strong enough. That probably won't be for a while but I want his path of recovery to be as easy and fast as possible. I'm going to tell my friend who I originally got the snake from. I got the snake from her step-dad. I'm going to tell her:

I wish I can take your step father's right to own snakes. Because the only good thing to his two other snakes is that they can keep their food down because it's not too big. But they're still mistreated. I wouldn't be able to take them in but someone else needs to. It's disgusting.

I know my friend would be devastated to see Dave like this but what I like the most is that he's still the curious snake he is. Squirming around, flickering his tongue about like he's healthy even when there's an open gash on him. Snakes are really durable creatures. It's nice to see how he seems to be in a great mood even when he could be hurting. Even if the day comes where he becomes weaker, I'll still stay strong for him.

This guy needs it. I want to be the first person to help him.

[Montypython696]

Young lady if i'm such a horrible snake/pet owner then why is it that none of my snakes have EVER had any health problems, this forum seems to be ego driven....

Because you've probably never taken one to the vet....

You've been banned for a month, first week back and it's like you never left. You're really making such a great impression with your attitude.

[T_Sauer]

Hopefully the vet can get it to work, at the least there may be a way the keep the wound from drying out until the antibiotics can make the skin strong enough to hold the stitches ?? I'm purely shooting in the dark here and am no doctor, but I'm pulling for you and Dave buddy

[T_Sauer]

Because you've probably never taken one to the vet....

You've been banned for a month, first week back and it's like you never left. You're really making such a great impression with your

must be something in us Ohioian's in our blood LMAO .... I've been biting my tongue so hard wanting to unload of this fella .... O-H . .

[Yodawagon]

I hope all goes well, but sometimes things are just too far gone.

[Nixon]

It's not infected, which gives us an advantage at least. Still, the vet doesn't know what this is which is what worries me.

[wolfy-hound]

Did you mention slipped skin? Maybe he will research that and find something useful on it in his vet references?

[Nixon]

I don't think I did. I should've. I was super stressed out because the vet was being the creepiest person. I'll tell my mom when she picks up Dave to mention it.

[cristacake]

I don't think I did. I should've. I was super stressed out because the vet was being the creepiest person. I'll tell my mom when she picks up Dave to mention it.

What I would do is hand your mom a note to give to the vet directly. Your mom didn't seem greatly invested in Dave's wellbeing so I wouldn't be surprised if she accidentally forgot to mention it, or misremembered what you said, or something like that. I would print a page or two from that .PDF about the disease and highlight a few key sentences. Or even put a post-it note on it saying something like, "This looks like what Dave has- possible treatments?"

Sorry you're having a bad experience with the vet. You may want to write a review about them online somewhere once this ordeal is through.