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Problem with last night's shed - tip of tail
First time poster and I have a problem. We adopted our corn snake (she's 17) from a previous owner last year. In a shed last year we missed the a piece on the tip of her tail, which caused a small indent that always 'catches' on her sheds ever since.
We've been diligent about soaking and rubbing her tail after every shed to make sure it doesn't get worse. However, last night's shed cause the indent to get caught again and the narrowest part of the tip is now bleeding. I've been running the tip under water, holding it with a wet cloth and letting her slide through while applying pressure in an attempt to remove the dead skin, but the tip seems it's close to falling off!!! I'm attaching a photo. The tip in question is about 1/8 of an inch. It looks dark because some of the blood from the area that is bleed is getting caught between the tail and the dead skin still on it
Should I continue doing what I'm doing with the potential the tip will eventually fall off or should I seek professional help?
Many thanks.
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