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anyone out there have any experience with belly burn ?
my son's little guy was stuck to his tank floor (above the
undertank heat tape). i spritzed him with water and tilted the tank slightly and he came unstuck, but now i've got a tube of neosporin in one hand, and a RREALLY ornery critter in the other. i would love to have a little vet advice on this one, is there any way to dress this that will stay on ? he was in his shed phase when this happened, he's got a hide in his tank, but always finds a way under the paper when in shed. aside from this he's in 100% perfect shape. over twenty years keepin' snakes never had this happen, any experience would be really helpful. thanx in advance for your time.
peace , ck

NEVER use paper towels on an under-tank heater (if thats what you were using). this can be a fire hazard. I sugest switching to aspen bedding. not shredded aspen. shredded aspen is dusty and may get into the snake when it breaths in. Well, I've never experienced bell burns but is he still sticky after you take him/her off?????? Pleez get bak to me! THANKS!

thanx for your concern.
he's not on paper towel, it's newspaper.
i've been dousing his belly with neosporin every day since it happened. he seems to be okay in spite of his current situation.
i can't feed him though, since he walks the neosporin all over the tank and i don't want him to ingest it with the rat. also don't want him to stretch his new scar tissue and reopen it.
anyway, have a good one, and thanx again for caring.
peace, ck

Thankx for getting bak to me at all! and still, a very big concern STILL, even newspaper. fire harzard. does it have print on it or is it just plain? but still take it off even if it doesnt have print. (the ink has things on it that are bad for snakes and it may rub off onto him!) dont use cedar or pine for substait. and if you try to feed him, get a paper towel, take neosprin off and feed him in a box. hope dis helps!

I think this is an old topic, but I wanted to butt in =P ....my northern pine rubbed his face raw once, so i had to douse him in neosporin.....just wanted to let you know that my reptile vet assured me that its OK if they ingest some neosporin, I'm sure mine injested plenty of it!
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