Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
I'm glad that you've been using "Silvadene" cream (silver sulfadiazine)...
Turns out that when a snake is chronically starved this way, their skin tears easily, like tissue paper or Kleenex, even after they are fed routinely & regain weight.
I've seen this happen before! It's terrible.
Was a hatchling ball python that just refused to take any food. We were tube feeding the little one, but when it had the next shed, the skin was just so delicate. Like you said, tissue paper. Because of the quality of life, we had the vet euthanized it.
It was impossible to hold the baby for feedings without doing more damage.