Well I’ve got rats and a rabbit thawing, hopefully Sonny will eat until he’s stuffed to keep him calm for a few days. Admittedly I haven’t done much for the snakes other than top off the water for the past week or so, I’ve worked an obscene amount this past two weeks on top of purchasing a new truck and selling the old car so I’ve been pretty busy. I noticed sonny had a chip of his bedding in his mouth a few days back, but didn’t think anything of it as it’s happened before with his pushing and he usually works it out himself. The past two times I stopped in to tend his water he was coiled with his head hidden. Tonight I noticed it was still there and on closer inspection it turned out to be a growth on his gum presumably from pushing. I threw some gloves on to get a closer look and it popped right off when I touched it. He’s now got an open wound on his swollen gum that looks as though it may be the early stages of infection. I’m going to clean the location tonight after feeding and take him in to the vet in the morning. I’m really hoping this doesn’t turn into a behavior that can’t be resolved.
heres the growth:



and here’s after:



this sucks.