My BRB has this brown "thing" behind her right eye. I think, not really sure, it's a piece of the substrate. i tried to let her slip through my hands so maybe it would come off, but it feels something like a scab, and it didn't come off. I didn't want to do anything further, so I don't hurt her. I can show pics, but they probably won't show it too well.
Thanks for any help.
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Thanks, Matt
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When should i be worried?
mattciupak
Oct 17, 2008 05:11 PM
Replies (4)
rainbowsrus
Oct 17, 2008 05:14 PM
so much could be said / suggested but without more info could easily be wrong advice........
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Thanks,
Dave Colling
www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders 
lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats 
mattciupak
Oct 17, 2008 05:29 PM
here are some (if you can see, behind her eye there's something (to the left of it))
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Thanks, Matt
rainbowsrus
Oct 17, 2008 05:41 PM
OK, the obvious questions......
Do you have mites? Mite bites can get infected and they do tend to congregate on the head area. Obvious short term solution is get rid of the mites.
Do you feed live prey? The prey while almost always losing the battle can get a bite or two in and inflict damage. If it is a rodent bite will most likely heal on it's own.
Is your snake eating and otherwise looking healthy? No signs of RI or listlessness? Any sign of other illness indicates immediate vet visit!!
If no other bad signs...
Switch substrate to paper type products until you know what's going on.
Closely inspect the area, looking for any inflamation, pus or anything else that would make you believe it's infected, if infected, see a vet!!!
Does it look like a scab? If so may be a healing wound - bite, rub or???
A pic from the side would be helpful
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Thanks,
Dave Colling
www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders
lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
mattciupak
Oct 17, 2008 06:00 PM
>>OK, the obvious questions......
>>
>>Do you have mites? Mite bites can get infected and they do tend to congregate on the head area. Obvious short term solution is get rid of the mites.
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>>Do you feed live prey? The prey while almost always losing the battle can get a bite or two in and inflict damage. If it is a rodent bite will most likely heal on it's own.
>>
>>
>>Is your snake eating and otherwise looking healthy? No signs of RI or listlessness? Any sign of other illness indicates immediate vet visit!!
>>
>>If no other bad signs...
>>
>>Switch substrate to paper type products until you know what's going on.
>>
>>Closely inspect the area, looking for any inflamation, pus or anything else that would make you believe it's infected, if infected, see a vet!!!
>>
>>Does it look like a scab? If so may be a healing wound - bite, rub or???
>>
>>
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>>A pic from the side would be helpful
i am using Eco-Earth, and i had to soak it in water to expand it from the pack it was in. i am pretty sure there were no mites and if there were any they would have died. i will switch it to newspaper.
I feed her f/t rat pinks
she feeds great. never aggressive.
by the way, i never saw this before, so im thinking it was recent, and i fed her on wednesday, and only took her out today.
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Thanks, Matt
