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    BP bit on nose possibly bleeding.

    The rat was sniffing his head then bit him, 1/10th of a second later my BP (George) had the rat in a death hold and my BP had the rats head partially in his mouth (the rat was not biting at this point, the bite only lasted 1/100th of a second)

    After George kiled the rat and ate him like a champ I saw some blood around George's mouth, could this be the rats blood from George killing and eating him? As I could not see any wounds, or if its not possibly the bite was partially inside his mouth?


    Eitheir way what do I do!!!

    I normally feed frozen but my gf had to buy as I was working and she got a live one accidentally.

    Help is very much appreciate, thanks!
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    Keep an eye on him but I wouldnt worry about it too much

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    Alright thanks, what should I watch for?

    He's currently in his cool side hide, humidity around 60-65

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    blood is.most likely from rat biting his own tongue

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    Watch for swelling. If he doesn't rub it on anything it should be fine.
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    Most likely it was the rat blood. There have been a lot of times that I thought they got bit by the rodent badly, but it has always been the rodent. I have only had a couple of fairly minor bites and I have been feeding live for almost 5 years.
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    Lets assume he does have a bite, what you want to look for is signs of infection. Swelling, redness, puss. Anything that looks out of the ordinary. If he looks fine after a couple days then he probably is. Bites happen from time to time, but these snakes are very tough, they can handle a small bite here and there. Just keep the cage nice and clean and the risk of infection should be next to nothing.

    I've only had one rat bite my snake. It was right on the top of her head. I left it alone and it healed wonderfully. You can't even tell she was bit! And it was a pretty nasty bite.
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    Just pull him out and look him over (tomorrow, when he's no longer in feeding mode). If he was injured, watch him as others have suggested, but otherwise leave it alone.
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    THANKS TO EVERYONE!

    Made a noobie feel Better about his loved BP!

    He hasn't come out of his hide I'll look at him tomorrow and give you guys an update!

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    Took him out, looked pretty good, pulled his lips down and didn't see any mucus or bubbles or pus

    How do you get them to stop pulling their heads out of your hand, Im afraid if I hold him too hard he will hurt himself trying to get free.

    I saw a vid where someone holds/slightly squeezes to open the mouth a little behind the jaw bones and takes the middle of a q-tip and slides than in to open it, but he keeps pulling away quite hard, any ideas?

    Thanks!

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