Help, I think my snake is burning herself!??

[zina10]

Oh gosh, this hurts my heart !!!

The snake isn't burning itself. You are. I know that sounds harsh. But it is what it is.

Not having a thermostat is not an option. If you or your dad cannot or will not buy what is the very basic of need, then please just don't get the animal. It isn't fair to it, and yes, it is suffering from quite a bit of pain. That is a pretty bad burn.

You will now have to turn off the UTH, or risk deeper damage. The sad thing is, then it will probably get to cold. Also not ideal, but preferable to roasting that poor animal.

For its sake, buy everything needed FIRST, then the animal. If its not possible to do that, do not get that animal until you can.

There is simply nothing we can tell you and nothing you can do until you fix the husbandry and THEN also treat this poor animals wounds. Get the setup right, and then try to get some Silvadene creme. It works wonders on burns. You will need to keep the tank extremely clean, keep the snake on paper towels that are CLEAN at all times. The last thing you (or the snake) needs is infection.

There are some low cost thermostats that would work for now and would be better then nothing. Petstores, Amazon should carry them. I think they can be found in the twenty something dollar range.