what to do when your retic is wounded ?

[snakeman199318]

:hmm: masters ? it would be a pleasure to see some video or comments of yours on handling wounded snakes such as, scratched or teared skins ., because that's what happened to my retic ., and every time i feed it i got pity of it because the wound will get open again ,. please help me., thank you masters :(

[dinosaurdammit]

pain releaver free tripple antibiotic like neosporin applied to it will help healing. First you should call your vet and schedual an apt because there may be a reason he has it to begin with then see what other treatments are avaliable. Feed him smaller meals if you fear the skin is getting pulled with larger prey?

[Corey209]

pain releaver free tripple antibiotic like neosporin applied to it will help healing. First you should call your vet and schedual an apt because there may be a reason he has it to begin with then see what other treatments are avaliable. Feed him smaller meals if you fear the skin is getting pulled with larger prey?

Just clarifying this because it seemed odd to read, she is talking about Neosporin WITHOUT any pain relief.

Even made a picture
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[iBaman]

First of all....HYDRATION. He looks like was dehydrated or had a bad shed (usually go hand in hand). That, or the meals you are giving him are WAY too big. Could you clarify how this happened? What are you feeding him? how big is the prey? set up? etc, etc. I honestly wouldn't feed him until that's healed up...especially if it keeps tearing open. screw the neosporin, betadine soaks is the way to go!

[snakeman199318]

First of all....HYDRATION. He looks like was dehydrated or had a bad shed (usually go hand in hand). That, or the meals you are giving him are WAY too big. Could you clarify how this happened? What are you feeding him? how big is the prey? set up? etc, etc. I honestly wouldn't feed him until that's healed up...especially if it keeps tearing open. screw the neosporin, betadine soaks is the way to go!

i think his not dehydrated master because i put water in his cage maybe his preparing for shedding,. yuhh , absolutely right i'm giving him too large meals ., such as rats and chick ., actually , i haven't notice that my dad puts a large rat at his cage in the evening .., then suddenly as i wake up i just saw my retic is already wounded and the rat is dead ., and every time i feed him his wound is opening ., should i wait till his wound heal then give his meal ? or just give him a smaller meal ?

[iBaman]

Don't feed him. He'll be fine for a few weeks without food. He NEEDS to heal before that gets infected. Put newspaper in his cage (or paper towels). does he have a water dish in there when he isn't shedding? they need to have water AT ALL TIMES.

[dinosaurdammit]

i think his not dehydrated master because i put water in his cage maybe his preparing for shedding,. yuhh , absolutely right i'm giving him too large meals ., such as rats and chick ., actually , i haven't notice that my dad puts a large rat at his cage in the evening .., then suddenly as i wake up i just saw my retic is already wounded and the rat is dead ., and every time i feed him his wound is opening ., should i wait till his wound heal then give his meal ? or just give him a smaller meal ?

I would just try and let it heal, but thats just me. Batman owns a retic so id go based off of her advice

[EmbraceCalamity]

i think his not dehydrated master because i put water in his cage maybe his preparing for shedding,. yuhh , absolutely right i'm giving him too large meals ., such as rats and chick ., actually , i haven't notice that my dad puts a large rat at his cage in the evening .., then suddenly as i wake up i just saw my retic is already wounded and the rat is dead ., and every time i feed him his wound is opening ., should i wait till his wound heal then give his meal ? or just give him a smaller meal ?Wait, he left a live rat in there overnight and that's how the snake got injured?

~Maggot

[SSSSnakes]

Never leave a live prey in with your snake without watching it. As mentioned already, let your snake miss a few meals so the wound can heal. I would remove the substrate from the enclosure and keep him on paper towel or news paper. Keep the wound clean.

[Theweinz]

What an unfortunate experience for such a beautiful creature!:no: Let it heal by all means.

[KORBIN5895]

That's a huge wound for it to be caused by a rat......

[iBaman]

That's a huge wound for it to be caused by a rat......

Am I right in thinking it looks like dehydration? like...stuck shed that they tried to pull off?

[Gungirl]

I agree with you Ibaman, possibly also something else too.

Op- You really need to get that snake on paper towels or news paper. Check your humidity,heat and then leave the snake alone until it heals up. Once you start offering food again i would offer much smaller prey for a while.

[KORBIN5895]

Am I right in thinking it looks like dehydration? like...stuck shed that they tried to pull off?

I think it got caught in something or a bad burn. That wound looks old.

[shaunyboy]

i think his not dehydrated master because i put water in his cage maybe his preparing for shedding,. yuhh , absolutely right i'm giving him too large meals ., such as rats and chick ., actually , i haven't notice that my dad puts a large rat at his cage in the evening .., then suddenly as i wake up i just saw my retic is already wounded and the rat is dead ., and every time i feed him his wound is opening ., should i wait till his wound heal then give his meal ? or just give him a smaller meal ?

the wound needs stitched up by a vet

or you stop feeding him until it heals itself (not really a good way to do it)

cheers shaun

[shaunyboy]

Wait, he left a live rat in there overnight and that's how the snake got injured?

~Maggot

Never leave a live prey in with your snake without watching it. As mentioned already, let your snake miss a few meals so the wound can heal. I would remove the substrate from the enclosure and keep him on paper towel or news paper. Keep the wound clean.

if you read his post...

it was his FATHER who left the rat in the tank,the op was unaware of this until he woke up,and saw a dead rat and wounded snake

cheers shaun

[EmbraceCalamity]

if you read his post...

it was his FATHER who left the rat in the tank,the op was unaware of this until he woke up,and saw a dead rat and wounded snake

cheers shaunIf you read my post, you'll see I was talking to the OP and used "he," as opposed to "you." So obviously I knew that and took it into consideration.

~Maggot

[Donnie]

Could a rat really make a cut that long? I would have thought that there might have been a lot of smaller wounds from a rat rather than 1 long one

[snakeman199318]

Don't feed him. He'll be fine for a few weeks without food. He NEEDS to heal before that gets infected. Put newspaper in his cage (or paper towels). does he have a water dish in there when he isn't shedding? they need to have water AT ALL TIMES.

yes master he has ,. okay i won't feed him until he completely shed and i'll put some news papers too., THANK YOU MASTER :o

[snakeman199318]

no that's not the wound that the rat have made ., the wound becomes that big after he eat ., it just reopened boss that's why he got that big wound ., :(

[snakeman199318]

That's a huge wound for it to be caused by a rat......

no that's not the wound that the rat have made ., the wound becomes that big after he eat ., it just reopened boss that's why he got that big wound ., :(

[snakeman199318]

I agree with you Ibaman, possibly also something else too.

Op- You really need to get that snake on paper towels or news paper. Check your humidity,heat and then leave the snake alone until it heals up. Once you start offering food again i would offer much smaller prey for a while.

thank you :) master kat

[snakeman199318]

I think it got caught in something or a bad burn. That wound looks old.

NO , its just a powdered medicine that i'm putting on it .,