need some help

[PRguy85]

well last night my mom starts screaming at the top of her lungs and i ran in the house to see and there he was my male pastel that went missing a couple weeks ago... i wish i knew where he was hiding because i tore my house apart but could not find him anywhere... well anyways i noticed when i picked him up that he has what appears to be a scab on his underbelly the scab is about the size of a small m&m maybe smaller but there is a tiny tiny bit of dried up blood around the edges of some belly scales... since its already scabbed what do i do? ive never had a snake with an injury

[lord jackel]

well last night my mom starts screaming at the top of her lungs and i ran in the house to see and there he was my male pastel that went missing a couple weeks ago... i wish i knew where he was hiding because i tore my house apart but could not find him anywhere... well anyways i noticed when i picked him up that he has what appears to be a scab on his underbelly the scab is about the size of a small m&m maybe smaller but there is a tiny tiny bit of dried up blood around the edges of some belly scales... since its already scabbed what do i do? ive never had a snake with an injury

First I would give him a quick bath...just to wash off anything he might have crawled through while wandering. Also, make sure his cage is spotlessly clean and I suggest you use newpaper or papertowel till the wound heals.

Also, bump up your ambient temps to the mid to upper 80's for a few days as I am sure he is very cold and you want to limit the chance for an RI.

Even though the wound is scabbed I would still put some Neosporin on it to kill off any bacteria and such around it.

Keep us posted...also can you post a picture of the wound?

[juddb]

sounds like he has some stories to tell.... If he could only talk.

[PRguy85]

i will get some pictures right away as soon as i get off work... i know how people on this forum love the pictures... well i know i do anyways lol. i will also change the bedding. when i found him i put him in a new clean tub with fresh bedding a clean bowl and fresh water but ill change the bedding to papertowels instead and ill also pick up some more neosporin.
thanks for the info it is greatly appreciated by not only my self but by the little guy himself im sure