my cat attacked my snake...

[herekitkitty]

so I had my snake out, chillin on top of her tank for a split freakin second and one of my cats jumps up and swatted her, claws out, from what i saw. I inspected the snake and i see one scale that looks dented...
do i need to do something? neosporin?
snake seemed unphased cept she was anxious to get back into her hide.

[dr del]

Hi,

If there are no puctures then I probably wouldn't bother with the neosporin ( if you do use it remember it has to be the kind without painkiller ) and just keep an eye on her for a couple of days.


dr del

[blackcrystal22]

If there's no blood, the snake is probably fine.

I never allow my dog or cats in the same room when I have my snakes out. You shouldn't either. Cats and dogs are carnivorous and will KILL and EAT your snake.

[herekitkitty]

also upon close inspection noticed 2 teeeny teeeeny little white creatures crawling on her....? help?

[dr del]

Hi,

White might mean they are wood mites - do you use a bark mulch substrate?

Inspect her heat pits and around the rim of her eyes to see if there are any bugs in there and check the waterbowl for what look like black poppy seeds.


dr del

[herekitkitty]

yeah i use something called repti bark. she also has some tree limb type things i got from the pet store. how do i get rid of them? nothin in the water that i can see.

[dr del]

Hi,

You can freeze or bake the bark I think. Or just order a can of Provent-a-mite and pretreat it.

I just started using newspaper instead.

Makes for a cleaner cage too as you replace all of it when it gets soiled.

It lets you see exactly how much liquid they can pee that is currently getting abosorbed into your repti-bark.


dr del

p.s.

does anyone remember the cure for smily addiction? I seem to be having a relapse.

[Vypyrz]

yeah i use something called repti bark. she also has some tree limb type things i got from the pet store. how do i get rid of them? nothin in the water that i can see.

You can always get some Provent-A-Mite, but for wood mites, some people just bake the wood and substrate in the oven before using it...

[herekitkitty]

okay, are they harming her right now if they have been on her already im assuming? i can change the repti bark out until i can convince my mom to let me bake it.

[dr del]

Hi,

No wood mites shouldn't hurt your snake at all. People just tend not to like having bugs in the enclosure.

To reassure yourself they are wood mites you can also wipe the snake down with a wet paper towel - reptile mites would be drinking her blood and pooping on her so, when their droppings are on wet paper down they leach out brown. If any dots or powder do not produce brown rings after ten minutes or so on the paper towel they won't be mite droppings.


dr del