ball python wounded

[ZARADOZIA]

Originally Posted by spots

So should I still take him to a vet? He is still very active, and the wound doesn't seem to bug him. Also does polysporin work the same as neosporin?

The next feeding will be dead. I own 1 other 3 year old female Ball python that i have never had a problem feeding live, but I guess luck has to run out some where tho eh!!

If the wound is only 2 mm just keep and eye on him, keep his enclosure clean and free of loose substrate. You can also buy betadine from the pharmacy and use a cotton ball to dab it on.

I have rehabbed snakes with a much larger injury than that. When is his next shed? Or how long has it been since he shed last?

[spots]

Originally Posted by ZARADOZIA

If the wound is only 2 mm just keep and eye on him, keep his enclosure clean and free of loose substrate. You can also buy betadine from the pharmacy and use a cotton ball to dab it on.

I have rehabbed snakes with a much larger injury than that. When is his next shed? Or how long has it been since he shed last?

He shed October 4th 2011, I have removed all the bark mulch and replaced with newspaper. the thing that makes me nervous is that the skin is folded in , and i can see the pink muscle inside.
But don't snakes shed more often when they have wounds?

[shaunyboy]

keep an eye on the wound also it would not hurt to use something iodine based to give it a clean

over here we have a product called " tamodine " which is an iodine based soulution

when feeding live you could always give the prey item a knock on the head to stun it before offering to your snake

switching to frozen thawed would take all the worry out the equasion mate

cheers shaun

[ZARADOZIA]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

when feeding live you could always give the prey item a knock on the head to stun it before offering to your snake

switching to frozen thawed would take all the worry out the equasion mate

cheers shaun

100% correct. I prefer frozen/thawed myself.