I saved a baby Eastern Rat Snake from a cat this morning. I got to it quickly so I initially thought it wasn't injured. Upon closer inspection, I noticed what I hope is a superficial scratch along it's side. Additionally, it seemed to be having trouble aligning it's jaw, but with no visible facial wound. Instead of letting it go as planned, I decided to try and rehab it for a few days to let it heal.
I have it in a 32qt quarantine enclosure I had setup for a corn snake. Heat pad on one side set to 88. Water dish. Hides on each side. No substrate since I wanted to keep the wound clean - just paper towels lining the bottom.
Anything else I should consider? Open to any thoughts, even ones telling me I should just let it go and hope for the best.
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