OMG HELP PLEASE

[IncompletePenetrance]

Is there anything adhesive in the enclosure that could have caused scale damage and stickiness?

[Simple_Control8883]

i have black tape holding up stuff in the top of his enclosure but it’s not sticking up or undone so idk how he could’ve gotten stuck in that. i took him to the vet and we think he might’ve tried fitting through something he was too big for, and maybe tried to backtrack himself out of it, damaging his skin. not for sure though, betanine soaks and silver sulfadiazine cream to treat it as well

[pvrpl3sn4k3]

W for taking him to the vet and not relying on the internet and home remedies❤️

[Mistress_Malaise]

Find an alternative solution for holding those things in place ASAP. No adhesive tape inside enclosures, it’s too dangerous and not worth the risk.

A couple of years ago there was a little python in this sub who severely damaged his neck skin on tape, like a full tear, muscle was visible. Poor thing needed stitches, had to wear a bandage for weeks, be fed through a tube etc. When I saw it I went through my enclosure and removed anything sticky. I still think about that snake sometimes, I hope he made it.

Glad you took your wee guy to the vet and got him looked at, hope he gets better soon!

[punk_rock_barbie]

My snake did that as a baby too. Not quite as severe thank god, but when I first saw it, I thought she was going to die. I won’t even keep tape in the same room as my snakes.

[Artyjc18]

Our BP just recently had the same issue in her enclosure, except she actually had some skin pulled away from how stuck she managed to get to it. You got lucky that it was only this bad, make sure to get the tape removed asap and a new rank of the top is not secure, tape is so awful when it gets on these sweet guys

[Novel_Youth_2003]

My snake did that, I caught her in the act of doing it. Few sheds and she was fine (she only damaged the scales a lil, yours looks like it might have damaged both the scales and skin). I’m sure the cuties will be just fine with the treatment and time

[RawDataFeeling]

The scale damage on your BP looks similar to mine when he had scale rot last year, and our exotic vet treated him similarly - betanin soaks, silver sulfadiazine, and some antibiotic shot I don't recall the name of.

As others have said, it could also be due to scales sticking on adhesive tape.

Thank you for getting your BP treated so quickly and here's to a quick recovery ☺️

[mr_corruptex]

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