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bad mouse bite.

Step 1 VET
Step 2 Make sure it NEVER happens again and DON'T FEED LIVE MICE!!

Easy.

If you really care about the welfare of your snake, those are your options.
 
Nanci said:
It's YOUR responsibility to make sure your snake is never injured again, for convenience's sake.
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I understand that. You clearly don't understand that whether or not my snake eats live mice in the future isn't my concern right now. His immediate health and comfort is my concern. I'll address feeding when the time comes, which is not now. Now is injury. Later is feeding.
Is everyone here really that dense? Honestly, how many times do I have to repeat myself?
 
I think several people, myself included, have given you good advice. The question now is if in all your years of experience you have learned enough to listen to others with more experience than you.
 
Animal_gal said:
Thanks for the reply. That's kinda what I was thinking, but I definitely don't use aspen so you may have a different idea of what would happen if I left him in his cage than I do.
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I don't know why I just assumed you used aspen...sorry. What ARE you using? If it's more of a soil type substrate, again, I'd remove it and just keep him on clean paper towels. It will be easier for you to spot any blood or drainage from the wound. I agree with the others, though...I'd get to a vet asap. It's not that he coudn't live with one eye, but you definitely need to be sure that it's cleaned well and maybe even treat him with antibiotics. A mouse's mouth is sure to be filled with bacteria, and an eye is a great portal for the bacteria to enter his system.
 
originally posted by animal gal
I'm trying to help my snake right now. He's hurt and I'm willing to do what I have to do to fix it. It doesn't matter how he's hurt because the damage is already done. When I've taken care of the problem I'll sit back and assess why it happened and determine on my own whether I feel it's worth feeding my snake live mice or not.
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Take you snake to a vet. I hope when he suggests feeding F/T mice to your snake, you don't tell him to mind his own business.
For whatever reason you choose to feed live....I could care less, but when snakes get injured..well...I would think you might consider some of peoples suggestions mentioned here to feed F/T rather than repeatedly putting your snake at risk.
 
Take the snake to the vet, that is the best thing to do for him right now.

I know you don't want to hear "preaching" so all I will say is I used to feed my snakes live mice for over 5 years. They are now on F/T and it is great I don't have to worry anymore. I had the same opinion as you when I first joined here but after awhile I realized how much better it is for my babies to feed them F/T mice. Your right it is your choice and it is no one else's buisness but I wish you would listen. Also to kill the mice the don't freeze them most stick them in a CO2 chamber which is much more humane then being constricted. I am glad I listened to the people on here they are all so wonderful and they love to help.

Good luck with your snake I hope he turns out to be okay.
 
Even with all the health risks aside, buying frozen in bulk will save you enough money to buy yourself a new snake! There's always a silver lining.
 
:-offtopic Off topic kinda, I realized who I agrued with about feeding live or F/T mice, it was Beth (Starsevol). Beth I reread what I wrote to you and you probably don't remember but I'm sorry I was a little rude and I'm glad I eventually listened to you.

So to the OP again you should listen to what people here have to say even if you want to, they really know what they are talking about and just want what is best for the animals and to help the owner.
 
Starsevol is being rude again we all make mistakes but are mistakes are as serious as the results they cause so next time use f/t
 
snakemaster24 said:
Starsevol is being rude again we all make mistakes but are mistakes are as serious as the results they cause so next time use f/t
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She is not being rude. She is stating her opinion and telling the OP he should take his snake to the vet and use F/T to prevent it from happening again, but the OP does not want to use F/T.
 
I really think the comment you made was rude. :(

Really though I just think people here are very passionate about the animals being cared for properly. It is bothersome to hear stories of animals being hurt when their injuries could have been avoided. It is even harder to deal with owners who first ask for suggestions and help, then turn around when what they're told isn't want they want to hear and tell them to mind their own business. What many people fail to realize is that a lot of people here have been keeping snakes and reptiles for a long time and know what they're talking about. When they give you advice you should heed it.

That is just my opinion and take on everything. I was upset when I read what was going on, especially when it could have been avoided. :(
 
Well, i am relatively new to snake keeping, got my first in July this year & I'm a 60+ year old, but i would never of had to ask if i needed to take my snake to the vets if it had got an injury so close to his eye, i would of been on my way to the vets. I would of thought common sense would of prevailed here.
Just my opinion.
Marg.
 
Animal_gal said:
I'm not calling him a liar. I'm saying that I could be a 60 year old pedophile and you wouldn't have a clue one way or another. Don't judge someone based off of their age; certainly don't judge someone based off of an age posted on the internet. That's downright stupid.
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1. Take the snake to a vet.
2. Stupid is not listening to people who have raised hundreds, sometimes thousands, of snakes compared to your 1.
Dont let your ego overcast the welfare of your snake. People are trying to help you here......
 
Animal_gal:

Please take your snake to the vet, that is the main priority.
Once his eye is taken care of, then concentrate on feeding again.

I have 3 snakes, 2 feed on f/t and one on live.
This is not by choice, this is because he is fussy and refuses to eat f/t no matter what I try.
So I am not going to tell you to turn to f/t mice, I know it does not alway work.

But I will give you one piece of advice to avoid your snake getting an injury.

Before putting the live mouse in, smack it head off a table or cupboard.
Not hard enough to kill it, but hard enough to daze and confuse the mouse.
It is then alot less likely to attack your snake and cause an injury.

And also (I guess you already do) never leave your snake unattended when feeding live food.
 
Actually, Iguanagirl, I DO remember! One thing about us red-headed hot-tempered people, we sure know how to hold a grudge!

I had no idea that you eventually listened to me, I'm so glad!! You have no idea how good it is to hear that :)

As far as David (snakemaster24) goes, I think we all know his story. If anyone hasn't heard it, pm me and I'll fill ya in :)



Iguanagirl8662 said:
:-offtopic Off topic kinda, I realized who I agrued with about feeding live or F/T mice, it was Beth (Starsevol). Beth I reread what I wrote to you and you probably don't remember but I'm sorry I was a little rude and I'm glad I eventually listened to you.

So to the OP again you should listen to what people here have to say even if you want to, they really know what they are talking about and just want what is best for the animals and to help the owner.
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I don't think starsevol was being rude at all....

I know it's probably too late to respond anyway, but I find it funny the OP has claimed "I have no time to search the forums", yet they have plenty of time to stay on ths thread and denounce everyone's advice instead of doing something more constructive (such as making a vet appointment) or *gasp* listening.

A vet visit in this situation should have been common sense, in my opinon.

I also find it funny the OP gets angry at everyone for suggesting f/t, yet the vet will likely suggest the the same thing. Forums are a way to get different opinions from people....if you don't want to hear it, don't post.
 
Rude? I'd say people are being very restrained in not slating an owner directly causing avoidable harm to their snake and then refusing to listen to polite advice in how to avoid a repeat.
So, OP, as stated several times, get your snake to a vet. Hopefully there's not too much damage, and the vet can help prevent deterioration through infection.
 
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