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My corn snake was bit in the eye by a live mouse. I forgot to knock the mouse out as I have not fed live for several years. The eye cap looks like it is dented and kinda bunched up in the bottom. can soemone please help me?

Ryan

Yes...someone can help you...a vet...get there quick.

>>Yes...someone can help you...a vet...get there quick.

take it to a vet.
There is no way we cam help you via the internet.
good luck taking care of it.

I am sorry that this has happened to your snake and I defenitely do not mean to add insult to injury but this is why we always recommend against feeding live mice or rats (old enough to bite)
to pet snakes.
I am not saying this to admonish you I am just using this as a reminder to the dangers of live prey.
All it takes is a split second.
People rationalize by saying..."they eat live in the wild"
Yes, but I seriously wonder how many die due to injuries incured while feeding.
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Corn snakes and rat snakes..No one can have just one.
"Resistance is futile"
Jimmy Johnson
(Draybar)
Draybars Snakes

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IM NOT A VET FIRST OFF!!!!
but to be honest im not sure what a vet can do(depending on how bad it is)he can prevent infection, possibly reattach the eye cap but more than likely vision will still be affected.
i had a snake damage her eye on some cage furniture while shedding and her eye looked horrible and i elected not to go to the vet just due to the fact that the vet bill could buy me 5 more of them(im a jerk i know) but i did call the only herp vet a he said just to apply neosporin on the eye and that their wasnt much HE could do he is the only vet in the area that does herps. well after 2 days the eye was much better looking but vision is slim to none in that eye
adam
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1.0 albino corns
1.1 sinacorns
1.0 striped ghost corns
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1.1 mbk
1.3 ghost corns
0.1 bloodred
0.1 striped albino corn
0.1 childrens python
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0.1 anery motley
0.1 albino banded cal king
0.1 normal corn het hypo,anery
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1.0 blizzard leo gecko
0.2 normal leo geckos
1.0 3 lined mud turtle

This is the reason you don't feed live or stunned. F/T are the safest for your snake.

Walt