Maybe you could mix the Vetericyn with a spice? But I'm not sure if any spices would be harmful to the snake. I just thought having a smell detected, and it being something the snake doesn't identify as food (like maybe something a little less strong like anise, sage, or thyme?) then the snake would just ignore the tail. I wouldn't do a stronger spice like cinnamon or cloves or anything that could irritate the skin or would maybe be annoyingly strong for his sense of smell.
I'm not sure if the vet would have been able to see or test for this, but I'm wondering if there is an infection in the spinal cord or maybe even brain area--given the fact that it gets better on antibiotics and he is showing neurological-like symptoms. It's worth asking about if they have not looked for that. Dunno if that is particularly helpful, but that it what I was thinking as I read through this.
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