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Today was feeding day for all of our Reps(every friday)....the small Mex-Mex Kingsnake who normally eats live pinky mice didn't eat. First question, should I be worried? Next, when we fed our Albino Cornsnake a hopper it bit him....after we saw it start to bite him we got it to stop but it did draw blood. I was just wondering what I can do to treat the wound(although it isn't very big) and if I should take "Lucifer" to the vet or not.

Much Thanks to everyone who replys!! )

*~*Melly*~*
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*~*Bo and Melly*~*

I wouldn't worry about the mex-mex. If it has been feeding normally and it misses a feeding, don't fret.

As for the cornsnake, I wouldn't bother with the vet, but you have seen why you should never feed a live mouse (even a hopper) to a snake. You were just lucky the hopper didn't happen to bite the snake through the eye and blind it (which has happened to others). I have also heard of a case where the mouse's teeth went through the lower jawbone of the snake, severing it, and leading to a infection in the bone that was eventually fatal.

Always feed prekilled mice. Your snake will accept them and you will be protecting it from harm.

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Chris Harrison

...he was beginning to realize he was the creature of a god that appreciated the discomfort of his worshippers - W. Somerset Maugham

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As far as the wound. Clean it and apply some antibiotic cream once a day until the next shed. The snake will probably go into some back to back sheds to heal the wound. Snakes are incredibly resilient to this type of injury but they can't heal a wound without replacing the entire skin. After a few sheds, you probably won't even see a scar.
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Martin Whalin
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