Help!!!!

[missi182]

I trust this vet's opinion because he deals with snakes often. The only thing on the care sheet that isn't totally correct is his cold side temps because we live in a cold house right now. I'm also not sure where he would have injured himself because I didn't see anything until he was done feeding.

I agree that you should be keeping his enclosure clean and using polysporin, but a mysterious injury like that would have me frustrated beyond believe if my vet said it was from eating.

The only other thing I can think of is that it is a rash/deterioration of some sort similar to scale rot, how that is possible I don't know. Personally I would be looking for another vet, but for now just keep him clean and closely monitor his progress. Bring him back to your vet if he does not improve and hopefully your vet will start looking at other potential causes.

On another note, does anyone know if scar tissue can be more susceptible to damage from expansion during eating? If there was previous scar tissue I would assume you could notice it before so I don't know if I am just shooting in the dark here.

[Little B-Py]

Missi, you have been misinformed. I thought it may have been from eating, not the vet. I explained the situation to the vet and he said to put the neosporin on it. The people that posted, thanks for the help BTW, were disproving the eating suggestion I had.

[missi182]

Missi, you have been misinformed. I thought it may have been from eating, not the vet. I explained the situation to the vet and he said to put the neosporin on it. The people that posted, thanks for the help BTW, were disproving the eating suggestion I had.

Okie dokie gotcha, I thought the vet had indicated that. Either way your doing all you can for now, just keep an eye on him and hopefully your vet has some constructive thoughts as to what could be going on.

[Little B-Py]

he said to try the sporin for a few days and if nothing changes to bring him in. he isn't even acting like he is hurt or anything. Is that typical? I can't imagine having my skin separate from my muscles and flap over and just be like "whatev"

[missi182]

he said to try the sporin for a few days and if nothing changes to bring him in. he isn't even acting like he is hurt or anything. Is that typical? I can't imagine having my skin separate from my muscles and flap over and just be like "whatev"

Well he likely figures it is a injury...simple as that, so treat it like an injury. To him the cause is not too important but the treatment is more so. I would also be concerned about a response like that but at least he was smart enough to tell you to come back if there is no improvement.

[Little B-Py]

Like I said, I highly trust this vet. He has delt with one of my buddy's uncle's burmese and he also deals with my buddy's ball along with all of our dogs.

[TheVipersHouse]

I thought you weren't suppose to fee during or right after shedding because their skin/scales are so sensitive at this time. That is probably what happened.

whoever told you that is mental . you can feed a snake 2 mins after it sheds and it wont hurt it .


that tear in the skin looks to be an old wound (that wasnt completely healed) that split open ..
only way i have ever seen skin just split like that is if they were VERY VERY malnurished and dehydrated ..
i have actually witnessed a snake in that shape actually split its skin when it finally was able to eat a real meal ..

[Little B-Py]

He hasn't eaten in a few weeks, like i previously posted so I didn't think it mattered.

[TheVipersHouse]

He hasn't eaten in a few weeks, like i previously posted so I didn't think it mattered.

a few weeks isnt the matter in which i was talking about the kind of health i was reffering to ,i was speaking of months of not eating or getting a regular clean water supply ..sorry i didnt clearify .

[TheVipersHouse]

young snakes skin is easy to damage versus an adults . and you combine that with what i mentioned in first post then you get a bad situation ..