Agreed with Kelly....Silver sulfadiazine. I've treated quite a few burns (I'm not an idiot, I do rescues), and if there is dead tissue around the burn, you will need to remove it. You can use a warm, damp washcloth and gently just rub it off. Once you are sure the wound is clean and there is no dead tissue, apply the SS cream. You will also need to remove scabs, so the cream gets to the skin it's helping regrow. I would to this twice a day at first, until it starts growing nice pink tissue. You will need to be careful when removing dead tissue, if there is any. You don't want to remove any new tissue growth. Once you notice new tissue growth, you can back off to once a day. Sheds will help, but sheds will stick around edges and will need to be removed if this happens. It's a long process, but unless there is infection, the snake should be fine. And OH, I hate those heat rocks......only good use for them is to cut the cord off and use it for a paperweight
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