Ball Python rescue and vet screwd me over

[bcr229]

I would find a good exotics vet to have it surgically removed. While it may just fall off on its own, the necrosis/infection could also spread up inside the snake's tail and become septic. At that point it becomes more difficult and expensive to treat.

[norbert]

I would find a good exotics vet to have it surgically removed. While it may just fall off on its own, the necrosis/infection could also spread up inside the snake's tail and become septic. At that point it becomes more difficult and expensive to treat.

do you know the aproximent cost or a surgery like this ? are we talking thousands or hundreds ?

[KMG]

It will not be thousands but I'm sure it will be more than a couple hundred. I would find a vet and get a quote.

[bcr229]

It will vary by location. I would expect to pay $800-1200 here in the states, but my exotic vets are in the Washington DC metro area so they're not cheap.

[norbert]

It will vary by location. I would expect to pay $800-1200 here in the states, but my exotic vets are in the Washington DC metro area so they're not cheap.

i am in the gta ...

[norbert]

Welp i talked ot the hed of a ukrainin zoo ( reptile head that is for like 20 years ) and she has given me some advice. i wil let u know if it heals up the plus side is its not necrosis !

[KMG]

Welp i talked ot the hed of a ukrainin zoo ( reptile head that is for like 20 years ) and she has given me some advice. i wil let u know if it heals up the plus side is its not necrosis !

So what is it?

[norbert]

So what is it?

turns out it was just layers of stuck shed that did not want to come of lthe top layer was dead but the under was stil lalive it was esentaily abbout takign the dead stuff off ( yes that exposes the flesh and a tiney amount of bone i know it sounds cruel but i trust her ) then u let it a) dry up or b) it heals my ball is eating well i fed him right after he took the food so hopfully he will shed and heal up, should there be an infection a) use anti fungal or if it starts spreading up then it goes to amputation lets hope it wont get to that.

in any case its not dead it has a chance to re grow and i hope it will !

[KMG]

That's exactly what Dr Del said in the first post. The retained sheds cause the tip of the tail to die, necrosis. Its good that the tip has some life but leaving bone exposed does not sound promising to me. Snakes are not exactly the quickest healers and covering exposed bone seems like it will take a good amount of time. That said I say all this with only the images I'm imagining in my head.

You have any updated pics for us to see?

[norbert]

That's exactly what Dr Del said in the first post. The retained sheds cause the tip of the tail to die, necrosis. Its good that the tip has some life but leaving bone exposed does not sound promising to me. Snakes are not exactly the quickest healers and covering exposed bone seems like it will take a good amount of time. That said I say all this with only the images I'm imagining in my head.

You have any updated pics for us to see?

give me a few days he just ate after i took the skin off so i dont want to touch him.