First, what you have there is part of the healing process, and when you think about what happens when a snake sheds, an inevitability. bcr229, already gave you great advice on what to do next.
QUOTE=bradthebanker;2232227]Yeah it needs to see a vet but she don't have the money for it and would rather see it die before spending a lot of money on it when she can replace it cheaper. Like I said it's not mine I'm just trying to keep it from dying to the best of my ability. I'm going to put some antiseptic ointment on it from a local vet and hope for the best. That's all the vet is going to do anyways[/QUOTE]
Second, if that really is the girl's attitude about the snake, it's incongruent with your earlier statement that, " it means a lot to a special young girl". Can't mean that much to her if she's just willing to replace it...also calls into question just how special she is, but that's another story for another time.
Please don't use the antiseptic ointment from the vet. 99.9% of the time what they give you will be oil based, and will destroy the snake's scales. Get the silvadene, and keep the area clean and dry.
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