Burn

[oculus_ignigena]

I'm fairly certain my baby has a burn /: the scales on half her belly are pink and kind of wrinkly.

She'd been spending a lot of time on the hot side which is uncharacteristic of her. I figured it was just because she was shedding, which is also what I attributed the pinkness to. Well she had a very successful shed and the pinkness is still there.

I had dug out her hide a little deeper than usual, just because she was getting bigger and I wanted her to have enough room. I guess it was too close to the heat pad though. I've fixed it now and mixed up the dirt some before returning her to her enclosure. I also smeared some aloe vera leaf guts on the burn.

Does anyone have any experience with this? How long does it take to heal and what should I do to speed up the process and make her comfortable? If she feels unwell is she more likely to spend a lot of time on the hot side?

Also, I don't have a thermostat because I figured if she got hot she would just move, but I'm thinking now that I should proooobably get one. Any specific suggestions?

[Rob]

Pics? Also you absolutely NEED a thermostat, you will and from what it sounds like did burn your animal.


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[Stewart_Reptiles]

Does anyone have any experience with this? How long does it take to heal and what should I do to speed up the process and make her comfortable? If she feels unwell is she more likely to spend a lot of time on the hot side?

Depends on the severity of the burn and while some burns can be treated at home others require veterinary attention (cleaning, anti-biotics etc).

In the meantime please change your substrate to clean paper towel, also you need to UNPLUG your UTH immediately, get a lamp dimmer from home depot or lowes as a temporary measure and order a RELIABLE T-stat, T-stat are a MUST not an option.

Also, I don't have a thermostat because I figured if she got hot she would just move,

BP do not move if the temperatures rise as they do not appear to be able to sense dangerous temperatures with their ventral scales.

[oculus_ignigena]

The brown specs are just substrate probably sticking to her because of the aloe

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[PitOnTheProwl]

Yep that would be a burn because you chose not to regulate your heat source.



You now need a vet trip AND a thermostat.
All of the substrate you are using should be thrown out because you will need to keep it on paper towels until she is healed.
Please correct your husbandry before the damage is worse.

[PitOnTheProwl]

Her possible future

[Rob]

Yes that's a burn as Pit said. You need to get a thermostat immediately. We may love BPs but they are not the brightest creatures. They will sit and burn. If you leave a live rodent unattended and the snake doesn't eat it, a bp will literally sit there and let the rodent eat it to death. That's a beautiful animal you have there, you have got to be on top of its care.


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[Yodawagon]

Why does she have aloe on her?

[bcr229]

Why does she have aloe on her?

Probably to help it heal, it's one of the natural remedies for cuts and burns. Silvadene is better.

First, unplug the UTH. You chose not to buy a thermostat so now you have a burned snake. No, snakes don't move off of heat when they burn, there have been countless threads on this.

Second, your snake needs to be in a sterile environment until it heals up or the burned area can get infected. Remove all natural substrate and put her on paper towels or newspaper.

Third, that looks bad enough to need a vet visit.

[Lady mkrj58]

This is making me sick just looking at that burn, OP please please education is a must when keeping any animal , this burn was totally preventable... How would you feel with a burn like that ? Most likely you would be in great pain a little insight to how your Snake feels. Hum your an Aircraft Mechanic Interesting

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