...either may need to be applied 3-4 times daily because it rubs off the belly easily from just the snake cruising around...



...the betadine soaks are really optional...in your earlier post you said the vet recommended warm water soaks...as I said, (go read it again)...don't do the soaks UNLESS YOU ADD BETADINE SOLUTION to the water...add enough so it looks like weak tea...note these soaks are really more important when the area of burn is larger than several square inches in area...if the area is small the ointment applications are usually quite enough...don't place the Betadine SOLUTION in the snake's drinking bowl...rather in a Rubbermaid container, about 1/2" deep...let the snake crawl around in this for 20-30 minutes...apply the ointment after the snake is blot dried with clean paper towels...then place the snake back in a clean DRY cage...newspaper substrate...



...clear now?



Scott J. Michaels DVM

Serpent City

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• Neosporin for BP - aliaime, Wed Apr 13 18:35:08 2005
• either/or, one or the other.... - serpentcity, Wed Apr 13 19:16:03 2005
• RE: either/or, one or the other.... - jmartin104, Wed Apr 13 21:18:55 2005
• Jay, excellent suggestion.... - serpentcity, Thu Apr 14 02:06:06 2005
• RE: Neosporin for BP - Rich_Crowley, Thu Apr 14 08:19:57 2005
• I think that's it. - jmartin104, Thu Apr 14 08:56:49 2005
• I've never seen nor heard of evidence that... - serpentcity, Thu Apr 14 22:57:41 2005
• RE: I've never seen nor heard of evidence that... - reiding@nettally, Sat Apr 16 00:36:01 2005
• THANKS for all the feedback!!!!!!! - aliaime, Thu Apr 14 11:40:48 2005