Blue eyed lucy has wierd mark on head. Injury?

[dracowing14]

so i was doing my weekly checkup on my snakes when i noticed this really weird mark on my baby male blue eyed Lucy at first i thought it was a scab or scrape then i thought maybe scale rot but he had no mess in his cage and no marks any where else on his body. his last few meals have all been frozen thawed so it wasn't a rat doing any damage. any thoughts or ideas. and can you treat a snakes scales with polysporin. or should i try something else.

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[Oxylepy]

Depends.

If scales are missing or broken, it's an injury. If they aren't and are discolored, it's scale rot.

And either way, dab neosporin on the spot daily, don't get it in the snakes eyes, though. After 1-2 sheds it should clear up.

If it starts swelling with fluid after you begin neosporin treatment, it's scale rot. Continue treating and hopefully it will clear up in a shed

[dracowing14]

ok i'll begin the neosporin treatment in the morning. is there any particular type of neosporin that i should avoid or am i just looking for regular over the counter neosporin.

[Trisnake]

ok i'll begin the neosporin treatment in the morning. is there any particular type of neosporin that i should avoid or am i just looking for regular over the counter neosporin.

The kind WITHOUT pain relief. The pain reliever compound in neosporin is toxic to reptiles.

[dr del]

Yep,

That's an injury - possibly caused by rubbing or scraping his head while trying to cram it into a small space somewhere.

The snake will shed more often as part of the healing process with each shed having a small chance of re-opening the wound slightly.


dr del

[Oxylepy]

Woah. Thanks, Trisnake. I didn't even know there were different types. I've only ever used basic neosporin with no additives, I didn't even realize they had different kinds.