Please help!!!

[mpkeelee]

Ya it happens so dont feel bad, i learned about keeping ambient temps the hard way by my normal getting a really nasty RI that almost killed her. sorry about ur snake, it should be fine, just keep en eye on it. and if ur snake starts to shed more frequently dont worry, its just the healing process and its a good sign

[tiny_tiger60978]

Ya it happens so dont feel bad, i learned about keeping ambient temps the hard way by my normal getting a really nasty RI that almost killed her. sorry about ur snake, it should be fine, just keep en eye on it. and if ur snake starts to shed more frequently dont worry, its just the healing process and its a good sign

Thanks for the encouragement and understandin guys...it DOES make me feel at least a little better

[tiny_tiger60978]

Here are some pics from this morning...you can kinda see the red spot better. I think a top layer of skin and scales got pulled back and that's what the "ball" is...

Again, any advice is welcome...

[tiny_tiger60978]

Doesn't look like it went all the way through to muscle to me though..which I guess is good

[tiny_tiger60978]

Oh, and the spot closer to his tail (if you can define where his tail actually starts and body ends) is just a little swolen looking (?). No skin was pulled back or anything (didn't break the skin there)

[sarahlovesmiike]

Don't worry, you're doing the right thing. Keep it really clean and continue to apply the antibiotic ointment. Make sure it doesn't have pain killer in it though, that's harmful to BPs. It will probably disappear in a shed or two, might leave a little scar but he should be fine

[JLC]

I think your snake will recover just fine. Thank you for bringing that error of omission to our attention. The caresheet has now been adjusted to include that warning.

Good luck with the little guy!

[tiny_tiger60978]

For those of you who were wondering, Kumo is doing a lot better. Thought I'd put some updated pics of his wound (?) so yall could see how he has been progressing. I still put a tripple antibiotic ointment on him twice a day (morning and night), as well as let him swim for a minute in a bentadine bath solution (to help make sure he won't still get infected) every other night or so.

He's eating A LOT. He's hungry every other day, so (hoping it will help him heal faster) I feed him about every 4 days. He has neither gained, nor lost weight. He also has yet to shead. I'm kinda worried about that (I mean, sheading is a good sign, so is not sheading a bad sign???)...

All the pictures were taken in natural sunlight (to help the quality so you can better see where he got hurt) in an effort to have better lighting this time. As always, I'm open to suggestions and comments! Thanks for looking and for any more help in advance!















He's still a cutie though!

[llovelace]

I think that should be added to the care sheet...I never read anything about tape...no blaming, just for future users new like me...

It is on the care sheet
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet

[tiny_tiger60978]

It is on the care sheet
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet

It was added AFTER I started this thread...if you read up a little, you'll find the posting from the site managers with the "ISsss Watching You" pic.

I'm glad they added it though...esp if it was a "common" mistake.