What’s going on with her head??

[CooperSchardt]

I’ve noticed this for a couple months now, what could this be?? I’ve been feeding frozen thawed, so it can’t be bites unless mites can bite? There were some weird look gnat things in the substrate I bought a while back.


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[Bogertophis]

My guess would be a little bit of head-rubbing when you aren't looking. Many snakes end up with a "bald spot" when they try to push up on cage top to escape.
This looks minor to me so far, & if you can do anything to keep it from going any further, that would be the best thing. Raw wounds can get infected & right next
to their brain is dangerous...look for & mitigate anything abrasive in cage where this might have happened. If the enclosure is height is minimal, consider a new
taller one.

[CooperSchardt]

My guess would be a little bit of head-rubbing when you aren't looking. Many snakes end up with a "bald spot" when they try to push up on cage top to escape.
This looks minor to me so far, & if you can do anything to keep it from going any further, that would be the best thing. Raw wounds can get infected & right next
to their brain is dangerous...look for & mitigate anything abrasive in cage where this might have happened. If the enclosure is height is minimal, consider a new
taller one.

Ok, thanks! Definitely going to get her a bigger enclosure, this one is getting very small... what inside might be causing it? There’s two hides, a water bowl, and some plastic plants(nothing sharp really)



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[Hannahshissyfix]

Ok, thanks! Definitely going to get her a bigger enclosure, this one is getting very small... what inside might be causing it? There’s two hides, a water bowl, and some plastic plants(nothing sharp really)



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Is that the metal mesh lid? Ive seen some rub on those. It doesnt seem bad.

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[Bogertophis]

Well usually it's from pushing up with the top of their head on the overhead screen (-which is normally very abrasive) but it could be other things too- like if
the hides are rough inside (you could sand them down?). I cannot imagine any snake making the effort to rub the top of their heads on a water bowl, so that's
not the culprit. If your hides were designed to be used in aquariums for tropical fish, those often have VERY sharp projections inside, apparently not an issue for
fish swimming thru, but snakes like to push INTO their hides. Unless you can reach & sand all the rough spots in those, I wouldn't use them for snakes.

You do want to be observant if using plastic plants...NOT likely to cause a head rub, but they have sharp wires inside if any leaves happen to come off. Also,
they are generally very contaminated* with lead dust (presumably from lead being used in the inside wires & the assembly process) so always wash them
well before using. *Quite some time ago I posted the article about the lead contamination study- it was originally intended to warn people that the fake
flowers used as table decor might be a health risk, especially where young children might touch them. I'm pretty sure that what's toxic to children is even more
so for our much-smaller snakes.

[CooperSchardt]

Yeah it’s one of those metal mesh lids, which I’m guessing it is. The hides are also a little abrasive, so I’ll sand them down, too. I found them in the reptile section at petco, so I didn’t even think that they might be for fish, but thanks for letting me know that they’re different, so I’ll make sure to be observant next time I go shopping for hides(which’ll be soon).


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[CooperSchardt]

And the plants are plastic throughout, so that wouldn’t be the problem.


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[CooperSchardt]

Anything I can put on it to help it heal faster? It’s been a couple months.


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[Bogertophis]

Anything I can put on it to help it heal faster? It’s been a couple months.


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Not if it's been "a couple months". Good idea to use a dab of Neosporin ointment (NOT the 'pain relief' version, only the regular version) on fresh minor wounds,
but I don't think it will matter at this point. Only time (repeated sheds) will do much & it's possible some scarring will remain. Wounds on snakes are best prevented,
but even WE don't get thru life without a few scars, eh?

[CooperSchardt]

Thanks, I’ll make sure to be more careful to prevent it next time!


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