Broken ribs in snakes typically heal up on their own...but until they do, handling the snake could push a broken rib into other organs & do real damage.Originally Posted by GpBp
Thanks! I'm not gonna hold her for a while, but ill defiantly keep this in mindShe's turned around now and seems pretty calm, she's curled up. Do you know if a broken rib is curable? Thanks so much
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I had for many years a rosy boa that was originally wild caught, then kept by someone else who gave him to me: as such, he was not returnable to the
wild. This snake had several broken ribs that healed*...it was only obvious when he slithered a certain way, then you could see an area that was concave.
His handling by me was minimal & gentle...he wouldn't have been a good pet for kids to handle; he lived to a good old age with me, no issues from ribs.
*he would never say how it happened...
And you should just go to the lake & let your snake rest.
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