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Is there anything I should do?? ie bacitracin, benidine
will it get infected or any other problems???
heres a photo sorry about the quality I was in a rush late for work.
Thanks for any replies
TomChambers
by the way, It was a one piece shed and when I unrolled it, the scale was imbedded in the shed so I know it wasn't an injury.

I would keep a little neosporin on it.

Make sure the neosporin does NOT have painkiller or pain relief in it.

>>I would keep a little neosporin on it.
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"Stupider.....like a FOX!!" -Homer Simpson

Just wondering why is the pain relief a no no? I have a little snake my boyfrined brought home from the wild, no clue yet on type, (look a few messages up for story and pix) but he is missing part of his tail and all I have is pain relief stuff. Would peroxide work? is it harmful to them? Thanks!
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~~~ Krystal - Future breeder of Pythons, Geckos, we'll see what else later! Specalizing in Ball Pythons and Leopard Geckos ~~~ www.geocities.com/krystal19_85 ~~~

I would use peroxide in a 50/50 mix with water. Im not sure about the pain relief stuff, but everyone that ive ever talked to about it, stress that i shouldn't use it.

>>Just wondering why is the pain relief a no no? I have a little snake my boyfrined brought home from the wild, no clue yet on type, (look a few messages up for story and pix) but he is missing part of his tail and all I have is pain relief stuff. Would peroxide work? is it harmful to them? Thanks!
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>> ~~~ Krystal - Future breeder of Pythons, Geckos, we'll see what else later! Specalizing in Ball Pythons and Leopard Geckos ~~~ www.geocities.com/krystal19_85 ~~~
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"Stupider.....like a FOX!!" -Homer Simpson

This sometimes happens. I have one in particular that's a repeat. I don't do anything and they heal just fine.
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Jay A. Martin

Thanks for the input.
Anyone have an idea what causes this???
Thanks
TomChambers

...it's not infected so don't worry. Sometimes you get defects in scales and these things happen. So now you have a SLIGHTLY imperfect snake. My original BP scraped some scales off the top of its head on her first shed and she lived 25 years! Scott J. Michaels DVM