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Burn on Ball Python's Back

Posted By:

imarimommy

In Relation To:

bella

k. we recently got a female ball python with a bad burn all down her back due to the ignorence of her previous owner. he left the top off her tank and she got out. she was missing for a while and he found her under the heating vent. it's starting to heal but is there anything i can use to help her heal and/or keep it from getting infected?


Points:	100
Topics:	Skin , Medications
Tags:	Ball, Burn, Injury, Python, Treatment
Species:	Pythons > Pythons > Python regius
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Accepted Answer

1/11/2011 6:33:20 PM

CharlieGeckos

I dont know much about snakes, but I know neosporin WITHOUT painkillers works on wounds. It'll help to heal it up :) Also make sure to keep her enclosure as well as the wound very clean- try and remove all fecal matter right away, and if you arent already, put her on some sort of substrate like newsprint or paper towels.

Assisted Answer

1/11/2011 11:32:50 PM

Sonja K. Reptiles

+1 on the Neosporin or generic equivalent without pain killer or silva sulfa cream.

And yes, keep her, the wound and her enclosure clean. : )

Assisted Answer

1/12/2011 1:36:31 AM

shellboa

Give soaks in a betadine bath and keep her on paper bedding (newspaper or paper towels) Neosporin is good but sulfadene is better. And resist temptation to "help shedding".

Author Comment

1/12/2011 12:02:46 PM

imarimommy

ok. ty. and i make sure she is cleaned every day, even when im not there i have my brother in law do it. i dont mean to sound foolish but what is a betadine bath? and how offen do i apply the Neosporin?

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