bathe the snake in lukewarm water and antibacterial soap to kill off any germs that could cause infection. Then apply neosporin to the wound to help it heal and stay clean. Use either paper towels or newspaper as a substrate until it heals up well, other beddings create dust that can get in the wound and make it worse.



I sold a snake to a couple about 4 months ago and told them not to feed live or watch it carefully if they did feed live. Not that it matters becasue a live mouse can still get a bite in on a snake as it is being constricted and create scarring and possible worse. Long story short, they didn't listen to a word I said and left a small rat in with a 200 gram ball python. The rat chewed a nickel size hole in the snakes side. After that, they listened to me and followed the exact advice I gave you. Their snake is doing fine now and the wound is healing up quite nicely. That being said, the wound from a rodent chewing on a snake like the event you mentioned will never completely heal.



p.s. Reapply the neosporin twice daily, and do not attempt to feed him live again until he has shed out once. Thump the mice if you can.



Cole Maas

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• Why is it that mice have to be so aggressive? - willwoh, Sat Oct 22 11:00:05 2005
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• **Meant "take note", not take not....np - gentlemantw0, Sat Oct 22 11:45:41 2005
• RE: **Meant "take note", not take not....np - willwoh, Sat Oct 22 12:06:44 2005
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