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What is happening to my BP's nose?
Anyone ever see this before?
Made an appointment to see a vet on Saturday and get it checked out.
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Glad you made an appt'mt...can't tell if that's dried blood or substrate* stuck on his face (*what do you use in enclosure?), but also appears he's been
rubbing (pushing) with his nose on something abrasive or (if you feed live-?-) it's a possible injury/bite damage. Either way, it looks like an "ouch".
Let us know how it goes?
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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Thanks.
I use coconut coir (husk) but don't think that's it. Hope it's just from rubbing something abrasive but it's got to hurt.
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This ^ ^ ^ is a much better picture...it was hard to tell if there was an injury in the other one (like a split on the upper "lip"); this looks like he's just embedded
some substrate...have you tried washing it off gently with a wet Q tip? Not sure he really needs a vet...looks more like a stain, & if you're worried, you could dab
on a little bit of Betadine (povidone iodine) to ward off infection.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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what a cutie, I'm curious to know as well how this works out
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Re: What is happening to my BP's nose?
Originally Posted by Bogertophis
This ^ ^ ^ is a much better picture...it was hard to tell if there was an injury in the other one (like a split on the upper "lip"); this looks like he's just embedded
some substrate...have you tried washing it off gently with a wet Q tip? Not sure he really needs a vet...looks more like a stain, & if you're worried, you could dab
on a little bit of Betadine (povidone iodine) to ward off infection.
Usually easy to handle but is squirmy when I try to pick her up now.
Tried with a damp towel but she wouldn't let me get close enough, will try with a wet Q-tip today after work. Thanks for the advice.
Last edited by William S Burrows; 07-11-2019 at 05:58 AM.
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Re: What is happening to my BP's nose?
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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So yeah it was a bit of stuck coco husk & dried blood from rubbing too hard. Vet gave the snake an exam, looked inside the mouth too; cleaned it up and said it should heal up after a shed or two. Was given a scoop and bottle to get a poop sample and have it checked for parasites.
Don't feel too bad about paying to have a pro check her out and other than this problem she's healthy. Will probably take my other BP in later this summer for a check up.
I'll take 2 cups of snake, please.
And the vet had this anatomy graphic on the wall, going to see if I can find it on Amazon.
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Good job...glad it's nothing serious- I didn't think it was but if you're unsure, better to have the vet take a look. Can't always tell enough from online photos.
Thanks for letting us know how things turned out.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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