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I gave my 6.5 foot boa a live rat about half an hour ago and as he constricted it the rat bit him about 6 inches from his head...i usually feed prekilled but he refused to eat it this week....the wound is small and there is only one but it was bleeding...I put peroxide on it to clean it and then applied bag balm....any other suggestions to what I should do??
all help will be greatly appreciated
thanks sooo much
katie

heres a pic of him from a few weeks ago

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1.0 Boa
1.1.1 Corn Snake
2.3.1 Bearded Dragon
0.1 Ball Python
3.1 Leopard Gecko
0.0.1 Marbled Gecko
1.0 Crested Gecko
1.0 Russian Tortoise
0.0.2 Fire Belly Toad
1.0 Whie's Tree Frog
0.0.1 Pacman
1.0 Schnieder Skink
0.0.1 Sudan Plated Lizard
0.1 Banana Cali. King
2.1 Canine
1.0 Dwarf Hamster

that if your boa is eating frozen thawed and he refuses a meal this week you should wait a week before more is offered.This is a classic example of why we shouldnt feed our animals live.Now I am not trying to trash you,only to make sure you realize that a boa that size can go for months without eating and a missed meal is quite common now and again with some animals.As for the treatment I would use Neosporin on it daily and keep it clean and it should heal up fine.A healthy Boa (especially one the size of yours)doesnt need to eat every 5 or 7 days IMO once in 10-12 days is sufficient if the meal is proportionatley correct.BTW he is a fine looking animal!Hope this helps.JOHN

Yes I agree, If your snake is eating f/t already never go back to feeding him live until he goes a while without eating... they can go very long without eating no problem.. but I would put some neosporin on it...
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2.0 Cats
1.0 Chihuahua mix
0.1 Guyana Red Tail
0.2 Columbian Red Tails
0.2 Leopard Geckos
0.0.1 Sulcata Tortoise
0.0.1 Leopard Tortoise
1.1.0 Kenyan Sand Boas
0.0.1 Western Hognose
1.3 Sugar Gliders
0.1 Chinchilla

I know I shouldnt feed live and I only feed him live once in a blue moon...he was raised on live and i think it was just a fluke that i got him to eat f/t lol.... I feed all of my other snakes f/t strictly except for a w/c sand boa i have but im trying to switch him over...my boa hasnt eaten in a few months and he's been really wandering around his enclosure looking for food this week and i tried a f/t and he wouldnt eat it.... i wouldnt feed live at all but i dont want him to starve..thanks for the help!!
katie
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1.0 Boa
1.1.1 Corn Snake
2.3.1 Bearded Dragon
0.1 Ball Python
3.1 Leopard Gecko
0.0.1 Marbled Gecko
1.0 Crested Gecko
1.0 Russian Tortoise
0.0.2 Fire Belly Toad
1.0 Whie's Tree Frog
0.0.1 Pacman
1.0 Schnieder Skink
0.0.1 Sudan Plated Lizard
0.1 Banana Cali. King
2.1 Canine
1.0 Dwarf Hamster

I fed my Sav Monitor a live rat once and she got bitten too. Never again...