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Originally Posted by Rogue628
Until you figure out what's causing this and can correct the problem, I'd leave him on newspaper or paper towels and change it daily just to make sure you keep it dry. I'd also use neosporin without pain reliever. If anything, it will help with bacteria.
Double check your husbandry. What are his temps and humidity? How much, if any, do they fluctuate? Does he seem to favor his hot side or his cool side? How often are you feeding and what size feeders? You may not be giving him enough to keep him satisfied for long and he's searching for food when he's escaping. How soon is he active after feeding? They don't want out because they want attention...they typically try to get out because they're hungry. Even my carpet, who's like a toddler getting into everything when she's out, rarely searches her enclosure for food.
Also, double check his enclosure just to make sure there's absolutely nothing he can rub against that's so rough it can cause injury.
I've honestly never dealt with this type of wound before, but I think I would double check the enclosure first, then husbandry and how you're feeding him. Usually a still snake is a happy snake.
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I posted temps and humidity below. I could see that I may not be feeding him enough... every time I ask for the biggest rat they have but they still seem to be not big enough. I feed him every 10ish days since the rats aren't as big as I'd like. I just don't have anywhere else to go get bigger rats. I've been looking into ordering frozen online though.
I know he doesn't want attention but I give it to him anyway
especially since I have to clean his tub so often. When I'm home during the week, he is coiled up on his warm side. It's when I leave for a weekend that he goes wild.
I checked for sharp things and sanded down the the air holes more. I'll have to get some neosprorin tomorrow for sure.
Every time I clean his cage for whatever reason, I just scrub the whole thing, which is pretty often so I hope it's not a bacterial issue :/
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