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Ball Python skin infection
Hi all! We do appreciate your feedback about my son's ball python. I myself am new to these snakes and it took a long time (years) before I agreed. Last week, VI Reptile took Snakey to the vet 3 X and now again today. He has been given injections of Baytril. We have been bathing him on and off. I myself wanted to put some polysporin on him, but my son does not seem to want to. I am very worried about Snakey as I don't like to see any creature suffer. From what you have said, bathing is not such a great idea. OK - No more baths. However, my son is fairly new to this, and was not told about all these picky little things with pythons. We were told it would be the easiest to keep. Now, I get the idea that the heat has to be just right, OK, so let's do it right. As of now, he has a ceramic heat lamp on top of the tank. However, the heat gets to be about 90 degrees and then we have to shut it down as we think it's too hot. There is a heat pad under the tank which keeps this area 38 degrees. We have a temperature tape on top of the heat pad. We are using paper towling on the bottom of the tank. Today, when we took the snake to the vet, she picked at the rotten skin, and it oozed and smelled horrible. Hopefully the injection will help. We also have a margarine tub with a hole in it so the snake can go in and out. Inside this we keep moss which we mist regularly (for moisture). Snakey seems to like to stay in there. I think I've covered everything. Thanks for your help. VI Reptiles really loves his reptiles, but he is just learning and I hope his snake lives.
VI Reptiles Snr.
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