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    Re: Do scratches on snakes dissapear with shedding?

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    Yeah I have betadine but it's really very mild. I was just worried because I thought I sanded everything to be safe. I am bot that worried about the scratches that much since tgey seem to be more superficial Most of them just visiable in the scales. But of course I would want them gone if its troublesome for him. Wouldn't want an infection.
    I can try to make a photo next time I get him out. But honestly just with the bear eye you have to get really close to see it because tgeir so small.
    Germs don't need much room to enter a body, just saying. So if the skin is broken, it's safer to do a mild treatment (Betadine or Vetericyn, etc) & easier than worrying about it.

    Oh, & for a few scratches, I would NOT soak the snake. Just dilute some Betadine (if using that) & use a Q-tip to wipe it on the scratches, & hold him briefly while it dries. Soaking the snake is over-kill & stressful.
    Last edited by Bogertophis; 11-04-2021 at 02:55 PM.
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