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toshamc
at Wed Jan 10 23:27:00 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by toshamc ]
Without seeing the in person I'm going to venture you've got some scale rot going on - I would first try to treat the mites using some reptile relief on his top and face to avoid irritation you can skip his underside. And give him a soak in luke warm water. Then I would start treating the rot. Antiseptic bath (betadine or hydrogen peroxide), keep on paper towels - if you see any blistering, bleeding or weeping you'll need to take it to the vet for drainage and antibiotic. Clean and disinfect the cage daily (if it is rot it's bacterial and if you don't keep cleaning the cage it's hard to get rid of the bacteria). And make sure he can't get into the water dish to soak but make sure he's got plenty of fresh water. Not sure what you've got going on in the vent tho? Does it look infected? Can you give a better description? If it's a burn you should pretty much do the same to make sure it doesn't become infected. See if you can't get a peak under some of the scales - make sure there aren't blisters or anything funky. It's late so I may have overlooked something obvious but it's a step in the right direction.
Thanks for caring enough to give this little guy a fighting chance and good luck!!!
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Tosha
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RE: Help, Sick Snake - toshamc, Wed Jan 10 23:27:00 2007