Ball Python Issue

OneLoveMarley · 04-12-15, 01:36 PM

Hey. I actually don't. Maybe it's a scar from exploring. Anything I can do to quicken the healing process?

**Aaron_S** · 04-13-15, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by OneLoveMarley

Hey. I actually don't. Maybe it's a scar from exploring. Anything I can do to quicken the healing process?

Tough to quicken a healing process when unsure what you're healing. It could be fungal or an absess under the scales.

I would take it to a vet and ask them.

**millertime89** · 04-20-15, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Tough to quicken a healing process when unsure what you're healing. It could be fungal or an absess under the scales.

I would take it to a vet and ask them.

Agreed. I had a retic rip off a scale in a similar spot on her head a while ago. Vet had me just clean it with rubbing alcohol and apply polysporin to it daily, but that may not work for you. You need a vet's professional opinion.

**lady_bug87** · 04-23-15, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by millertime89

Agreed. I had a retic rip off a scale in a similar spot on her head a while ago. Vet had me just clean it with rubbing alcohol and apply polysporin to it daily, but that may not work for you. You need a vet's professional opinion.

Are you sure it's rubbing alcohol? I thought as an astringent it would dry out the cells and affect healing.

Also worth mentioning that anytime someone uses polysporin it should be pain med free.

**millertime89** · 04-23-15, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by lady_bug87

Are you sure it's rubbing alcohol? I thought as an astringent it would dry out the cells and affect healing.

Also worth mentioning that anytime someone uses polysporin it should be pain med free.

Sorry, bad memory. Just went and checked the bottle. Hydrogen peroxide.