>>I got a 1 year old Savu python recently. He's got a flat area on the side of his body. I recently realized it must be broken ribs, it runs about 4" long, he's a bit over 2 feet long. It doesn't disrupt his movement and it doesn't seem to hurt. My question is how can I heal this for him? o__o
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>>Thanks,
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>>Sky

I won't say this is right. But this is the advice I got from Doug Hotle....zoo curator when I got a hatchling drymarchon that had a section of his entire back and rib region reversed when he hatched. Feed it and see how it does...if it can digest etc. I did and still have the snake 5 plus years later and nicely healthy. The entire section of back etc righted itself. Go fig. Even with people they don't do a heck of a lot about ribs since they are in such a muscular area...snakes even moreso.
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