Help, I think my snake is burning herself!??

[MinoBeri]

okay, thank you guys.

I confirmed with my dad that we are getting a thermostat asap tomorrow, and booking an appointment with a good vet.

UTH is unplugged, and I'm currently switching her to paper towels instead of bedding, I'll plug it back in as soon as the thermostat is plugged in.

[zina10]

Awesome, thanks for trying to fix this asap !!

Ask the Vet for Silvadene. It has been proven to work great for these cases !! And please stick around...We will help you to get your setup as perfect as it can get, even at a low cost to begin with.
A thermostat is simply the one thing one cannot do without...there is no getting around it. As you have learned the hard way.

See if you can get something to measure the temps as well. Those stick on round thermometers are worth less and a waste of money. Walmart and Hardware stores have digital thermometers with probes. This way you can make sure your heat is right, on top of the UTH (inside the enclosure) I've seen thermometers like that for around $10. Its another good investment, esp. since you will have to monitor temperatures religiously.

You can still fix this, this is a pretty severe case, but I've seen worse being turned around. Most important thing is to fix everything up asap and then work on keeping it sterile and treated. You can do it

[MinoBeri]

Okay, thank you so so so much!

New shopping list-

Thermostat, digital thermometers, silvadene, vet appointment.

I feel so terrible for letting things get so out of hand, and I'm really grateful I'm able to get advice on the best options for my snake. Definitely keeping this thread open as I redo her tank and help her heal.

[zina10]

There is MUCH you can do to make a tank work better !!

Tanks aren't ideal, but they CAN be made to work. Most important right now is to get your baby all healed up. SO husbandry needs to be spot on. Then you can come back and we can all discuss how to give the baby a bit more privacy (which they love)

In tanks you want to get a substrate that holds humidity well without molding. But for right now, you want to stick to paper towels, so that you can keep your baby as clean and sterile as possible. Once the wound is healed up well, you can change to a substrate that will help with humidity.

Cheap things that improve a tank are to "black out" sides and back. And also cover the top. You can tape black construction paper on the outside of the tank, on the sides and back. Cover the top with a wet towel (helping that humidity). Make sure you have hides inside as well. By doing all that you create lots of privacy for your baby and it won't feel so exposed. The Vet visits and treatments will cause some stress, but that can't be avoided right now.

Returning it to a nice and private, darkish, enclosure in between all that can help your baby to relax.

Keep us up to date and don't hesitate to ask questions. If you have some about the setup, try to post in "Ball Python - Husbandry" you might get more people seeing it and answering..

[Pezz]

Omg poor noodle. Something everyone else forgot to ask, where is the heat pad located? If it's inside the enclosure remove it immediately. Get it put on a thermostat and mount it under the tank with spacers as it is designed to be used. Get digital thermometers and hygrometers. Get an ir temp gun. These are musts, even if you have to do months worth of chores to pay your dad back these are simply required and not negotiable.

Wishing the noodle a healthy and speedy recovery.

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[tttaylorrr]

you've received excellent advice already so i'll just wish you luck and i'm hoping to see a full recovery from your noodle.

keep us posted!

[L.West]

Ouch - I feel so bad for the poor baby. Here is a link to a fairly cheap thermostat that will work good for you until you can afford an expensive one.

https://www.amazon.com/MTPRTC-Contro.../dp/B000NZZG3S

Best of luck to you.

[MD_Pythons]

The Jump Start thermostats are pretty good, should be 20 ish on Amazon

[BallPythonWannaBe]

The Jump Start thermostats are pretty good, should be 20 ish on Amazon

Seconding this! I use one and they work great!

[Newbie39]

Research people before buying a pet. Anyways glad it got sorted out.