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Carmichael
at Tue Nov 4 20:28:18 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Carmichael ]
Thanks for clarifying, that makes a lot more sense and that's exactly how I would set them up.
>>“Set it up in a typical cage with a tub of sphagnum that is thoroughly wet at all times.”
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>>I was trying to say have a typical dry cage with newspaper or whatever, and also provide a tub, just a tub like a little plastic tub, of wet sphagnum. Not the whole cage. I also said use an antibiotic on the injury. Then just leave it alone. I figured if you are taking this snake to a vet, you don’t need us. Coral snakes do not get blister disease, and the wet might sound wrong, but with antibiotic it will be o.k. Or die, like I said. Keep it dry and your coral snake is doomed. We have all seen snakes with pretty bad injuries heal up, so can a coral, with no vet involved. The very best thing would be to get it prompt vet care, but I doubt that was what you were looking to hear. I don’t want to argue about it, just offering my opinion, I keep them.
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL
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RE: help with injured coral - Carmichael, Tue Nov 4 20:28:18 2008