Don't get Neosporin Plus, just get the regular kind of Neosporin. Put it on the area with a q-tip or your hand, and leave it alone other wise. Keep an eye on the wound for swelling or redness (signs of infection). Keep the boa on newspaper until it is healed up too, so strata will not get into the wound and also so you can see it better. They heal up pretty quick, maybe in 3 sheds or so you won't notice it so much.

You can also use a deluted iodine (Betadyne) wash too but I think Neosporin is easier.

I have several snakes that were fed live prey before I got them with some pretty bad scars. I highly recommend that boas be fed frozen thawed. It's a shame that these snakes had to go through these rat wounds needlessly.

Good luck,
Caden

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