Quote Originally Posted by spazhime View Post
The bite was likely from stress, she will calm down again after treatment is over.
I would say put her on paper towels temporarily and provide a humid hide. Basically a tupperware with a lid and a hole big enough for her to go in, with damp moss. She will go in and use it as needed when she goes in to shed, and the paper towels will keep the wound clean.

Thank you so much for your response! So I actually did do paper towels for the past 2 weeks and when I spoke with the vet this past tuesday, he gave me the go to put her back in a humid environment. I’m just gonna try to be better about changing the substrate more often.

I was under the impression I should change out all the substrate and start fresh every month. In between I would clean out the parts where she pooped. However, maybe she’s more prone to infection since she’s still young?

Also, I thought about stress too as a cause to the bite. The vet feels it was a freak thing. I had been handling her for about 5 minutes before she struck and latched on to my ear, so it was just odd. Is it normal for a snake to strike after that long due to stress? She wrapped around my hand, she wanted my left ear for dinner, but then refused a frozen thawed the next day???