Chemical Burn: Help!

[giaach]

Starmom I knew you would beat me to it! haha

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I would say the refusal is a combination of health issue and husbandry

1# Keep your humidity at 50%-60%

2# Provide 2 tight identical hides (avoid log hides)

3# Provide gradient temps (measured with a DIGITAL thermometer), you need to provide 80-84 on the cool side and 90-94 on the warm side.

Note: BP do not need any UV they are nocturnal.

Normally, i keep her in a 20G (unless she's at my bf's place where we've got a 30L)

No sure why or how often your BP moves but this is definitely a good way to stress her and of course a stress BP will not eat!

Also how big is your BP? Providing adequate enclosure is very important (key word for a BP is SECURITY). Too big of an enclosure can be stressful.

Please go through this caresheet http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules....warticle&id=59.

A few tweaking will likely help your BP resume feeding, in the mean time limit your handling (Only do so when necessary) until you BP resume feeding.

[azak323]

thanks so much! cass's page was super helpful. I'm learning as i go, and all your input certainly helped. unfortunately, i dont have the funds for an intricate reptile cage, but i'm certaninly going to make some improvments on what i've got.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

but i'm certaninly going to make some improvments on what i've got

. You can use something as simple as a plastic tub of course depending on the side of your BP size will vary, good hides are pretty cheap as well again it depends on the size of your BP http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ighlight=hides

Digital Thermometer/Hygrometer like this will only cost $12 at Walmart.

[azak323]

i've been feeding my BPs in a separate tank.. should i discontinue this? i heard feeding them in their living quarters spurs aggression..

[Stewart_Reptiles]

i've been feeding my BPs in a separate tank.. should i discontinue this? i heard feeding them in their living quarters spurs aggression..

This is a myth.

Removing a snake from it's enclosure to feed him can be stressful enough to lead to a refusal, also once in feeding mode there are more risks for you to get tag especially when placing your BP back in it's enclosure.

[bsd13]

Didn't have time to read every single reply so if someone has already mentioned this, sorry.

I know it seems to have not been a chemical burn after all and is looking more like a heat burn or scale rot, but thought I should remind people that it is NOT a good idea to put any kind of burn ointments on a chemical burn without direction from your vet due to possibility of a caustic reaction between the ointment and the chemical. Usually this can be avoided by throughly cleaning the area in question with water, but you can never be too safe.

[MelissaFlipski]

You asked what you could do in the meantime before your snakes see a vet - IMHO, turn off the under the tank heaters. If it is caused by a burn, the last thing you want is for it to get worse.

Good luck!

[starmom]

Starmom I knew you would beat me to it! haha

Great minds think alike

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Didn't have time to read every single reply so if someone has already mentioned this, sorry.

I know it seems to have not been a chemical burn after all and is looking more like a heat burn or scale rot, but thought I should remind people that it is NOT a good idea to put any kind of burn ointments on a chemical burn without direction from your vet due to possibility of a caustic reaction between the ointment and the chemical. Usually this can be avoided by throughly cleaning the area in question with water, but you can never be too safe.

Agree, except this is not a chemical burn, and both snakes have the same problem. It can be scale rot or a thermal burn (humidity is really high and apparently the OP does not mention the use of a T-Stat)

Clorox wipes do not contain anything that could chemically burn anything!