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12-17-11, 03:04 PM
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Boa Boy Roy
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Injured Ball Python
Not the best picture. I'll try to get more later. We have both Toffees in an 80 gal (I think) that we divided with some linoleum tile. (I know, bad idea. Financially, we had to make do with what we had.)
I'll have to get to the vet asap, but any advice in the meantime? Ointment? Antibacterial?
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12-17-11, 03:06 PM
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Boa Boy Roy
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Re: Injured Ball Python
Sorry, I snapped this one in B/W.
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Last edited by Strutter769; 12-27-11 at 10:36 PM..
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12-17-11, 05:15 PM
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Re: Injured Ball Python
HArd to tell - is it a scrape? Or scale rot? - Do you know what caused it? It may help others to offer advice if you give as much detail as possible.
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12-17-11, 05:25 PM
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Boa Boy Roy
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Re: Injured Ball Python
Yeah, sorry the picture isn't very descriptive I guess. It's definitely a laceration. Not scale rot, but the other (I'm really not sure which is which *embarrassed*) is also much drier than expected. Coconut husk bedding (damp, not wet), very large water dish. They've been with me for only a few days and have seemingly both taken a turn for the worse. I've got an appt in the mornin' with the best herp vet around, so I'll let ya know. He said to butterfly it with some Neosporin to keep it dry. I don't have butterfly bandages, so I attempted only the gauze portion of a Band-Aid, with some medical type tape. Needless to say, since I was on my own, and the snake is, well, very snake-like, it'll go uncovered until our appointment tomorrow.
Stay tuned... More details coming up right after the vet visit!
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12-17-11, 10:38 PM
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Re: Injured Ball Python
Goodness that looks awful! Poor thing  I hope the vet can figure out how to heal it fast. Keep us posted about the vet appt. I'm still confused though, how'd it happen??
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12-17-11, 10:54 PM
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Re: Injured Ball Python
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Goodness that looks awful! Poor thing I hope the vet can figure out how to heal it fast. Keep us posted about the vet appt. I'm still confused though, how'd it happen?? |
I can really only guess, honestly. We attempted to divide a large tank into two smaller, separate enclosures, except it appears the divider didn't quite reach the top and the result was an edge that as it turns out was sharp enough to cause some damage. Entirely our fault, no question. I just really hope it's not a critical or fatal injury. 
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12-17-11, 10:59 PM
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Re: Injured Ball Python
Me too! Let us know how it goes. I'll keep my fingers crossed for the little guy
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12-17-11, 11:16 PM
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Re: Injured Ball Python
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Me too! Let us know how it goes.
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I promise you I will.
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12-17-11, 11:22 PM
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Re: Injured Ball Python
I would advise to take the bedding out of the tank that that snake is in so that none of it gets into the wound causing irritation.
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12-17-11, 11:33 PM
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Re: Injured Ball Python
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I would advise to take the bedding out of the tank that that snake is in so that none of it gets into the wound causing irritation.
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Yes! Done. Only newspaper in there now.
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12-18-11, 10:25 AM
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Re: Injured Ball Python
That's not a Toffee.
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12-18-11, 10:29 AM
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Boa Boy Roy
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Re: Injured Ball Python
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That's not a Toffee.
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Sorry, I miss-spoke(sp.). 50% Het Toffee. I was just thinking positively. (-:
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12-18-11, 10:38 AM
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Re: Injured Ball Python
Oh...poor thing! I don't know a lot about big snakes but I have used hibiclens diluted in water to clean/treat wounds and infections on garters....I just put a few drops in a cup of water and dab with a Q-tip.....maybe someone else can tell you if this would be okay to do with your snake.
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12-18-11, 10:40 AM
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Re: Injured Ball Python
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Sorry, I miss-spoke(sp.). 50% Het Toffee. I was just thinking positively. (-:
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Did you go to the vet already?
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12-18-11, 10:50 AM
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Re: Injured Ball Python
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Originally Posted by EasternGirl
Oh...poor thing! I don't know a lot about big snakes but I have used hibiclens diluted in water to clean/treat wounds and infections on garters....I just put a few drops in a cup of water and dab with a Q-tip.....maybe someone else can tell you if this would be okay to do with your snake.
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Thanks for the tips, Marni!
Alessia, not until tomorrow do we see the vet. In fact, as I type this, my wife and I were talking about that very thing. That is... "Worst case scenario.... Dr. Yates (very good, btw!) says he has to stitch it. That'll must likely be the value of the snake, quintupled.
Please, please don't misunderstand me. It's not about the value of the snake, moreso the timing of it all. I just received some Rainbows I KNOW will retain their rather high value for quite some time.
But, I the family member from whom I adopted them is really going to try to help out with the vet bills.
All fingers crossed!
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