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| RueGodfrey |
Posted - 28/12/2012 : 15:40:26
I have a six month old royal python (Narya), my first snake, and a few days ago she shed. When I looked in on her, she had got the old skin off her head, and down the first few inches of her body, but it had then come apart and she couldn't seem to get it any further. She had a little graze on her forehead, and the skin around it was very pale looking. I gave her a little soak and we got the rest of the old skin off no problem, but I'm a little worried about her forehead. She doesn't seem at all stressed by it, she ate fine, has been fine with handling and has been moving and climbing around her vivarium at night.
I assume that as she was trying to start the shed, she rubbed her head too hard and that's what caused the graze. Does anyone have any advice? So far I've just left it as she's very head-shy and I know she'll not be happy if I try to get near it. Of course, I don't want it to get infected or anything. Should I clean it? If so, what with? Or would it be better to just leave it to heal by itself?
Thanks in advance (and sorry about the essay...)
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| RueGodfrey |
Posted - 29/12/2012 : 21:09:27
Thanks a lot for the advice, I really appreciate it. Have checked over her hides and there's nothing obvious that looks like it could have done it. Her heat sources are well shielded too, so I don't think it can be a burn. I think she just had trouble starting her shed and rubbed that little patch so hard it took the scales off and made it raw.
I've bought some tamodine and will clean it with that from now on and hoover out the viv first thing tomorrow. Thanks again! |
| Baobab |
Posted - 29/12/2012 : 17:32:12
As advised above but also incase it's a burn check that she can't come into direct contact with your heat source, particularly if it's a bulb of some sorts. |
| chrisc |
Posted - 29/12/2012 : 16:19:01
that looks like a nasty grase check all her hides, logs ect for any sharp edges and as jbarlow91 empty an hoover the viv so its spotless an use kitchen roll as substrate.
think tamodine is the stuff you want to clean it with probably spelt wrong.
if you dont have any then just gently clean/wipe it each day with warm water, if its not too deep then it should heal up an get better with each shed |
| jbarlow91 |
Posted - 29/12/2012 : 16:12:33
Not sure what it is but first thing I would do is empty the viv or rub and put kitchen towl down for the substrate so there is no little bits of aspen or other types of substrate to irratate it. There is a cream you can buy to help keep the wound clean but can't remember what its called but I'm sure someone else will know |
| RueGodfrey |
Posted - 29/12/2012 : 14:33:44
http://s1355.beta.photobucket.com/user/RueGodfrey/media/IMG_0009_zps3bcdbe0a.jpg.html
It's not the best picture in the world, sorry. |
| Baobab |
Posted - 28/12/2012 : 20:42:38
Any pictures of the grazing.
Apologies if you have because sometimes the pictures don't load out here. |
