Interesting you mentioned the growth. Eli (my adult normal bp) has two flat disc shaped growths, one on the side of his head and one further down his side. They were checked out visually and it was decided that as long as they did not appear to cause pain or prevent normal activities, we’d leave them be. They don’t prevent him constricting and eating prey, he does not react when they are inspected or pressed, and they haven’t grown and larger or changed shape in the 15+ years they’ve been there. His sheds are perfect.
I’d already been down the road with a snake that had an abscess that had to be opened and cleaned out, then left open to heal from the inside out with daily cleanings and injections on top of it, only to lose him in the end. I cannot imagine he did not feel pain during that time. If Eli suffers no ill effects from his ‘warts’, I saw no reason to subject him to surgery. If there was any inkling he was suffering, that would be a different story.
I am glad Eli is okay, but very sorry you lost your other snake.
Originally Posted by Dianne
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