Belly Burns... (Rescue)

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I picked up a normal I saw on Facebook for free because he didn't look so great and I was concerned for his health... I thought it was a matter of old sheds stuck and simple neglect based on what I saw, but it turns out he had no stuck shed and poor Charlie is a burn victim. Just got him home and got my son to snap some photos of his underside for me. Looks like an unregulated belly heat burn and it looks like an old wound but it's his vent that has me concerned the most... There's old poop in his cage, so I'm assuming he can still pass it all okay as long as the poop hasn't been left from before he was burned... But with the looks of it, it very well could be old poop left from before too. I was just wanting to get your opinions on how his vent looks. A reptile vet is an hour away and it's a stat today, but if it's an old wound that's been healing alright and he can poop fine, I was thinking of letting him continue healing on his own. But a second opinion would be very helpful! The lady didn't even mention it at all and played it off like he's perfectly fine and friendly and everything and not being a good people person or very chatty, I just took the snake and left... Didn't feel like dealing with her. She was moving and couldn't take him with her or something... But yeah.

Here is Charlie's vent:





I think it's an old wound based on how dry it looks...

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[WintersSerpentine]

Poor Charlie
Glad he is in better hands now!
You have him in a new clean enclosure correct? I would bathe him in the tub for a few minutes and gently clean the fecal matter off of his vent if he allows.
Look into getting betadine solution for the burns and apply polysporin to the burned area. Make sure his enclosure has paper towels/newspaper rather than substrate that could promote bacteria or aggravate the burn and his vent wound. I would keep it minimal with two hides and a water dish.
Any open wound produces thr risk for infection, so it will save you a lot of heartache and time in the long run to keep a minimalistic enclosure while Charlie is healing.

Best of luck to both of you

Edit:
I just realized that you are a veteran member, you probably already knew all of this! Lol. So best of luck with your beautiful rescue!

[ratchet]

Poor Charlie
Glad he is in better hands now!
You have him in a new clean enclosure correct? I would bathe him in the tub for a few minutes and gently clean the fecal matter off of his vent if he allows.
Look into getting betadine solution for the burns and apply polysporin to the burned area. Make sure his enclosure has paper towels/newspaper rather than substrate that could promote bacteria or aggravate the burn and his vent wound. I would keep it minimal with two hides and a water dish.
Any open wound produces thr risk for infection, so it will save you a lot of heartache and time in the long run to keep a minimalistic enclosure while Charlie is healing.

Best of luck to both of you

Edit:
I just realized that you are a veteran member, you probably already knew all of this! Lol. So best of luck with your beautiful rescue!

Thanks for the response!!
I've actually never had to treat a burn so even though I've seen plenty of burn threads, I was hoping to get a response like yours! I knew about the paper towel bedding but the info on the treatment specifically is what I was after, so thanks! It's not oozing or anything, I'm just a little nervous about digging around his vent... It looks like there's a bunch of scabbing or something in there but I want to make sure he can still open it up and that it's not stuck closed. I'm just amazed she never mentioned it at all, even with me looking at the snake in person (not that I made it difficult for her to avoid the situation by bringing it up because I didn't...).


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[Yzmasmom]

So glad he has a new home and good luck!!!

By the way - what does 3.2 bps and 1.0 California King and 0.1 dumerils boa mean? The numbers before the animals I mean.

[ratchet]

So glad he has a new home and good luck!!!

By the way - what does 3.2 bps and 1.0 California King and 0.1 dumerils boa mean? The numbers before the animals I mean.

Thanks!
1.0 means a male and 0.1 means a female. So the 3.2 is 3 males and 2 females!


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[Yzmasmom]

Oooooh! Thanks for clearing that up!!!

[WintersSerpentine]

Thanks for the response!! I've actually never had to treat a burn so even though I've seen plenty of burn threads, I was hoping to get a response like yours! I knew about the paper towel bedding but the info on the treatment specifically is what I was after, so thanks! It's not oozing or anything, I'm just a little nervous about digging around his vent... It looks like there's a bunch of scabbing or something in there but I want to make sure he can still open it up and that it's not stuck closed. I'm just amazed she never mentioned it at all, even with me looking at the snake in person (not that I made it difficult for her to avoid the situation by bringing it up because I didn't...). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Oh yay! I'm glad it helped then. I cross checked for you and I am continuously seeing that Betadine solution as a very short wash and then drying your snake gently with a towel, then applying a thin layer of polysporin across the burn has a very high rate of success. He should be feeling 100% soon.

[ratchet]

Oh yay! I'm glad it helped then. I cross checked for you and I am continuously seeing that Betadine solution as a very short wash and then drying your snake gently with a towel, then applying a thin layer of polysporin across the burn has a very high rate of success. He should be feeling 100% soon.

Great, thanks so much! I'm going to soak him tonight and see what comes loose around his vent... I'll pick up some Betadine solution and polysporin, it'll be good to add that to my snake supplies.


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[wolfy-hound]

Make certain the neosporin ointment is NOT pain relief, the type with pain relief can be toxic. Also, ointments can sometimes make scales fall off.

[WintersSerpentine]

Make certain the neosporin ointment is NOT pain relief, the type with pain relief can be toxic. Also, ointments can sometimes make scales fall off.

Thank you, Wolfy!! I completely missed that impotant part. Thank you.