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I just got a corn snake who is still very young, I woke up today and say he got stuck in the cage half way in half way out. He has a pretty nice sized cut on him. Besides the fact he is scared anytime he gets near the top the cage it doesn't seem to be affecting him. any suggestions on what i should do?

I have had a wound like that on a hatchling Burmese python. I did nothing but fold back the skin over the wound and it healed perfectly. In your pic however is seems that you can not put back skin over the wound. I would just leave it like this and see if it will heal. Normally you would put Betadine on wounds like this to infect. The wound looks very clean so I am not sure if you should bother. Good luck.

Marcel

>>I just got a corn snake who is still very young, I woke up today and say he got stuck in the cage half way in half way out. He has a pretty nice sized cut on him. Besides the fact he is scared anytime he gets near the top the cage it doesn't seem to be affecting him. any suggestions on what i should do?
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Marcel Poots (Holland)

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we have some of this in our home
http://www.bandaid.com/liquid_bandage.shtml
it says non-toxic for humans but i odnt know about snakes, it may keep it from getting infected. the bandaid brand doesnt have alcohol or acetone so it is probally more gental then other brands

That stuff is pretty much untested in snakes, I'd stick with the neosporin.

ok thank you

I would use paper towels for substrate until the wound has substantially healed. This will keep any substrate from getting into the wound and causing infection. Neosporin would be the best stuff to put on it as far as medicine. If you need to feed him, I would feed it day old pinks so that the snake does not stretch that much during feeding. Just keep an eye on it for infection and your snake should be fine. He probably will have a scar that may or may not fade with time and shedding.
Good luck and happy herping
Brian Baker

panalog/quadritop/animax that you use for cats and dogs. it works GREAT on snakes, i use it on my own. Apply every day until it's healed.