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I just got one of my BPs out to feed him and found a long but not to serious looking burn on his tail. This is my first time dealing with an injured snake and I know to soak him in betadine but what solution do I use? How much water do I mix in? Is it ok to feed him while its healing? I was using a regular human type heating pad but it was on the lowest setting. Like I said, this is the first time any of my snakes have been injured. He'll be alright wont he?
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People Who Say Money Can't Buy You Happiness Obviously Don't Know Where To Buy A Herp

2.0 Cornsnakes 2.1 Ball Python 0.1 Cal Kingsnake 1.0 Bearded Dragon 0.0.1 Leo Gecko 0.0.1 Marbled Gecko 0.1 Beauty Snake 1.0 Sulcatta Tortoise

Why is it that so many people will reply to topics that are just showing off morphs or ranting before they'll answer a real question that involves an injured animal.
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People Who Say Money Can't Buy You Happiness Obviously Don't Know Where To Buy A Herp

2.0 Cornsnakes 2.1 Ball Python 0.1 Cal Kingsnake 1.0 Bearded Dragon 0.0.1 Leo Gecko 0.0.1 Marbled Gecko 0.1 Beauty Snake 1.0 Sulcatta Tortoise

Thats because most of the people here don't have that much experience and wouldn't want to give out advice on something they haven't experienced themselves. Burns aren't really THAT common. Like Brandon said. Keep it clean and use neosporin, triple antibiotic also works (lightly, don't gob it on) . Also if you don't use it already, change to a newspaper substrate while it's healing and keep the cage clean.

Mark

>>Why is it that so many people will reply to topics that are just showing off morphs or ranting before they'll answer a real question that involves an injured animal.
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>>People Who Say Money Can't Buy You Happiness Obviously Don't Know Where To Buy A Herp
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>>2.0 Cornsnakes 2.1 Ball Python 0.1 Cal Kingsnake 1.0 Bearded Dragon 0.0.1 Leo Gecko 0.0.1 Marbled Gecko 0.1 Beauty Snake 1.0 Sulcatta Tortoise

I would just clean the area with an anit-bacterial soap and apply a coating of neosporin. Do this twice a day, and it should be healed up withing a shed or two. Good luck. I've seen it before. You'll probably have a scar, but most heal up fine.

Brandon Osborne

I agree. I have personally rescued two very burned pythons who were just on the mend, and they healed nicely. In fact, I then incorporated their scarring in my identification of them. Turn a frown upside down, right? It helped that they were both magnificent eaters, and were able to maintain body weight while healing. Your snake will shed more frequently while healing, so don't be alarmed.

Hope this helps,
nate.