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Re: Help needed please, look at pics
It does look like she scraped it either by lifting the lid of the cage or somehow else.
Keep it clean by washing it with betadine solution and put some bacitracin or neosporin on it to keep any bacteria out. She might have a scar, but these guys can take a pretty good lickin' and keep on tickin'.
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Re: Please help- look at pics below
I would imagine that's probably what happened... i wouldn't get an actual locking cage top instead of just putting weights on the corners. .. what kind of tank is it?
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Weights are no fix to the problem.
Snakes many times will rub it cut themselves when escaping through a tiny space that many times is applying resistance.
I don't think you have anything to worry about but you need to secure the lid properly and if the tank you have does not allow that you need to get another enclosure that will.
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Looks like a pretty good head rub, I'd say you're correct in assuming the injury occurred when she forced the lid up and wedged herself through the opening. It should heal on its own but she may have issues shedding in that area until it's healed fully.
Those weights should only be a temporary solution, you need a lid with a locking mechanism.
Last edited by Trisnake; 12-14-2016 at 11:53 AM.
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Re: Help needed please, look at pics
Originally Posted by thomasx
You can use neosporin but make sure it doesn't have the pain reliever in it.
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It looks like it is healing well already with a nice scab, I don't see any inflammation or oozing so it will likely go away on it's own in a shed or two.
I would actually not do anything to it, cleaning a fresh and open wound and using triple anti-biotic is one thing but this is already healing and I would not do anything but monitor it.
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Re: Help needed please, look at pics
Thank you all so-so much. It's a 40 gallon glass tank with a screen top covered in tin foil with some slits for ventilation. There are (4) 5 lb. weights on each side but I will get a locking mechanism at the store this weekend.
You think she'll permanently have a scar or will that spot turn back to yellow?
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Re: Help needed please, look at pics
Originally Posted by thomasx
Thank you all so-so much. It's a 40 gallon glass tank with a screen top covered in tin foil with some slits for ventilation. There are (4) 5 lb. weights on each side but I will get a locking mechanism at the store this weekend.
You think she'll permanently have a scar or will that spot turn back to yellow?
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I have recently rescued a boa that had a nasty rat bite. His looks better and better every time he sheds. It will take some time, but a bit of neosporin (no pain relief!) And a few sheds and she should be good as new. My guy, not so much. The rescue I got him from obtained him after a lot of flesh had been removed by a huge rat.
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My retic had a spot like that over the summer. Slowly disappeared every shed. I didn't use any neosporin or anything just watched to make sure it didn't get worse. Now you can't even tell it was there.
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