I just received this snake this week. The snake was deep in shed cycle when she was handled roughly prior to shipping. The seller informed me of this in the email he sent to advise me of the tracking number and assured me it would shed out. Per the seller's recommendation I applied silvadene cream the first night and she shed the 2nd night (tonight). Well, it shed out all right, along with lots of her scales. Her enclosure was humid and I watched her shed with ease, no trouble at all, she crawled right out of her slough. There is now a large patch of missing scales along with several scattered missing and rough scales. Do you think this area will ever heal and look normal again? Please see attached images.
This is how she looked as received, pre-shed.
This is post-shed
Here is a close-up of the slough showing scales that came off with it.
Any comments will be appreciated. Thanks.
Paul
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Distressed skin and missing scales on pastel BP.
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Seen it happen... usually heals back to normal within a couple of sheds...superficial damage occurs when handled in shed sometimes... that's why you don't handle snakes in shed
That does not look good. it looks like it had water rot. Where there any blisters? I would keep it as dry as you can. offer it water 1x every other day and then take the dish out. Its a 50/50 chance that it will heal correctly. Only time will tell.
I would also rub a topical antibacterial cream on it, once the area is nice and dry. Good luck Paul.
Mike
