I have a baby blood that came with a bump on her neck area. She is CBB so I kept an eye on it. Recently it has opened up, or the edge of the bump has seperated. The bump, whether it's scar tissue, or a bone, or whatever, was under the scales, and now there is a small scab underneath. I keep her cage very clean, I have been using neosporin daily and watching it. If it doesn't get better I will take her to the vet but at this point I will continue treating it myself. I do check this forum from time to time and I know that a lot of people ask the same question but I never hear what happens. So my question is, for those of you who have taken your snakes to a vet for a similar problem please let me know what they said. Both cause if they could tell, and treatment. Any response will be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance, Eric-
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What are you currently doing that you defined as treatment? (You had said you were treating at home?)
The wait and see attitude was perfect when the lump was first found, but the point of turning to the vet is when it opens through the skin. Snakes can feel pain. When an open wound begins, it also opens up the snakes defense to exterior pathogens and infection is more likely to set in. Topicals like hibitane often do the trick, but without knowing what the initial problem is, infection may have been the original problem, in which systemic antibiotics are necessary.
Look for a veterinarian who see's snakes regularly. Go to herpvetconnect and www.arav.com to find some good ones that may be in your area and/or ways to determine if you have a good herp vet.
Often the cause of such remains undetermined because treating the symptoms is faster than finding a diagnoses, but possibilities may include (keep in mind your description is a little vague without a pic/first had exam) an abscess, a parasitic cyst, trauma, cancer,... obviously some are more likely than others; I don't think there is bone material in the lump, but again, I havn't seen it's location.
Good luck with your snake 
