Hi, I'm a little new at being a snake owner, so please bear with me. I just bought a Grey Banded Kingsnake. She's absolutly beautiful!!! Anyway, she's just a yearling and only just a little over a foot long. She was curling around my steering wheel in my car yesterday (I had a hold of her), while I was showing her to someone. I had her in my hand. Anyway, she got scared and started crawling inside my steering wheel column. I didn't want her to get lost in there, so I pulled her out. Once she got inside my arms and warm, she was fine. Anyway, she got some scars from it. It looks like scrapes, maybe a few scales came off. It really doesn't look bad at all and she's been just as sweet as pie when I take her out, but she's been sleeping a lot. Now, I'm not sure if that's just the baby thing to do or if she's hurt more than I think. My friend that worked for an exotic vet said she'd be fine and to put a little Neosporin on it and she'd be fine. So, why is she sleeping is my question ... is she scared? is she still getting used to the new home? is she just being a typical baby snake? I feel SO bad - you have no idea!!! I just want to make sure she's ok.
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If her scrapes are ok and tended to, then she is probably fine. If I were you, leave her alone for about 5 days, as she may be very stressed from that particular experience and should be left alone. Snakes can get stressed very easily, and if not left alone to calm down, the stress can develop into health problems or allow those to occur.
She also may be sleeping cause graybands are somewhat, if not all together, nocturnal. That and her being stressed may be it. Just give her some time, keep a watch on those scrapes, and she should be fine.
Congrats on getting her by the way! They are great pets! My 5 graybands bring me much joy!
Take care!
Billy
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Thanks so much!!! I appreciate the advice!!!
I do like her, I think she's so cool!!! She's a very sweet snake.
I will let her calm down then ... she probably is just stressed. Thanks!!!
