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my snake has a sore spot

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snakeprincess18

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:cry: :confused: my albino male have a spot on his head the has been there for almost 2 months, i thougth it would go away by now ,but no luck yet,i don't know how he got it, but it looks like it is really deep , he has shed a few times and the spot has not gotten any better. is there any thing i can do to help this thing heal??? :shrugs:
 
Well...could it be from something in his cage? Maybe a decoration that he's suddenly started rubbing against in a hide or something similar? If it's open I'd make sure that he's on something like paper towels so that it won't become infected from substrate getting in it. Any chance of pics? If it's been two months a trip to the vet might be in order, if for nothing else than to find out exactly what it is (or at least that's what the paranoid me would do).

~Katie
 
Try to get some pictures of it. I'm assuming it's not infected since vets have seen it, but the way you describe them that might not be safe to assume.

Does it seem moist or fresh? Is it "weepy"? Is it dried out looking? Katie is right, make sure there is nothing in his cage that he is injuring himself on. It wouldn't hurt to dab a tiny bit of neosporin on it either. That will help seal it from dirt and germs, and help it keep from getting infected. Some snakes are slow to regenerate when they are hurt, and this is especially true if the wound is deep or their bodies are busy fighting germs at the site of the injury.

Double check your temps and make sure he's got a nice toasty place to hide, as well as a place to cool off. When reptiles get sick or injured they need access to a nice warm safe place to heal well, and it gives their immune system a temporary boost when they are sick. Usually raising high temp zone by 2-4 degrees works to fill that need. Just make sure he has that cool zone to escape to if he wants.

Katie's suggestion to change the substrate to paper towels is also very good, I would do that if I was you. That way you can clean it really easily, and no poop will get missed and no debris will get stuck in his owie.

Good luck getting him fixed up, let us know how he does!
 
the spot looks like part of the scale is missing, it is dry and has not had any wepping.he sill eats like normal(he is a very very picky eater). he has been staying over the under tank heater,(half of him is on it, half of him is off of it) i need to know how to post pics on here. and then i will get some on here.
 
The top of the head seems to be a typical spot for scrapes with snakes. Especially ones that tend to climb around the top of their vivs. I've seen a few posts like that and one of my snakes had a similar sounding wound. I treated her with bactine once a day using a Q-tip (so it doesn't run into their eyes) and it cleared up in about two weeks. I also checked around the inside of her viv to make sure there weren't any rough edges anywhere. She's been fine since. I think it was probably from rubbing against the top of the viv trying to get to the other side (I have a plexiglass separating two snakes).

You may want to try this and see how it goes, but if it worsens or the snake's health changes it would be best to seek a specialist/reptile vet. Good luck. :)
 
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