shedding concerns

[JWFugle]

Originally Posted by mykee

LOL!!! Yes they do. Tell my dad that who went into the hospital for a heart attack, acquired MRSA and lost his left leg above the knee.

key word * acquired* im sorry for your dad and whats left of his leg but saying a flesh eating disease comes out of nowhere b/c your dad went to a hospital... where REALLY sick ppl are and can contaminate needles beds ect... compared to an isolated single reptile in an clean environment is slightly stretching it.

[mykee]

If your snake were in a "clean environment" there would be no infection. Did that infection just appeared out of nowhere?
Smarten up. Instead of being close-minded and stubborn, looking for the answer you want and ignoring the truth, use your brain and some common sense.

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by JWFugle

key word * acquired* im sorry for your dad and whats left of his leg but saying a flesh eating disease comes out of nowhere b/c your dad went to a hospital... where REALLY sick ppl are and can contaminate needles beds ect... compared to an isolated single reptile in an clean environment is slightly stretching it.

Alright kiddo,

Here's the deal. Your animal, through your poor husbandry, has lost the tip of it's tail, likely due to necrosis. There is bacteria and infection associated with that. You need to be more diligent in your husbandry and right now because you've got the tender flesh of a snake's tail out in the open, that's red and could easily be infected already from the dead tissue that was touching it not long ago. It's why a vet has been suggested.

Whatever though, you apparently know better than myself or Mykee. I suspect you don't want to believe us because we don't sugarcoat anything. Go ahead, re-read half the posts from the users in this thread. They don't actually help the situation at hand or even know what their talking about. (Aside from Lady_Bug)

[mykee]

These are the kinds of newbies that pi$$ me off. I know my stuff; I've been around this hobby since 1996 and have been a breeder since 2000. I also don't offer advice if I am not sure of my knowledge. It bothers the hell out of me when some snotnose comes on here looking for HIS answer rather than solid advice.
I'm done in this thread.
May God have mercy of your soul.

[JWFugle]

again you two assume im not taking your advice and ignore everything youve said... w.e.

to anyone who does care or is wondering i took her to the vet she said every thing looks fine but gave me some mild soap to let her soak in to prevent any infection.

for what ever reason some of you thought i was against vets and too cheap and a P.O.S. and wouldnt take her.... your an idiot. i came here first to get helpful insight on what i should do BEFORE taking her to the vet. figured I'd ask experienced ppl see what they had to say then go to the vet.

so thanks to those who were able to be helpful with out being Douchenozzles... others of you w.e. go crawl back in your whole and be mad at the world. we cant all start out with 20 years of experience and self giving titles of professionalism. you were once a know nothing amateur too

[JWFugle]

and aaron i dont want or need info sugarcoated. but id rather not have some trying to shove their d*** up my@$$ while they explain what im doing wrong. theres middle ground find it.

[mykee]

Douchenozzle, I love it! I'm gonna use it.

[Jay]

Originally Posted by JWFugle

and aaron i dont want or need info sugarcoated. but id rather not have some trying to shove their d*** up my@$$ while they explain what im doing wrong. theres middle ground find it.

Aaron, you sly dog.

[infernalis]

[Lankyrob]

Originally Posted by infernalis

My daughter had a plate with that on when she was little

[infernalis]

It's just disheartening to see people bicker over helping a sick snake get better.

[Theweinz]

Honestly, I could not agree more. I like peas too.

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by JWFugle

ok here are some pictures 2 days after the tip of her tail came off.



its not bleeding and i see no black scales or any thing abnormal. as i have been informed however i am a "knows nothing nobody" so i could be off..

i would keep on white paper towel as substrate,keep the tail tip clean and dab it with an iodine solution twice per day

imo the raw part of the tail will eventually shrivel up,leaving a stumpy tail,with no lasting issues

you do need to watch for a sign of infection or necrosis

cheers shaun

[JWFugle]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

i would keep on white paper towel as substrate,keep the tail tip clean and dab it with an iodine solution twice per day

imo the raw part of the tail will eventually shrivel up,leaving a stumpy tail,with no lasting issues

you do need to watch for a sign of infection or necrosis

cheers shaun

yup thats exactly what i have in there now and will keep till shes had 1-2 sheds that are showing her tail is growing normally again.
got her in her new cage so hoping to not have those issues again*cross fingers* im soaking her 2 twice a day with "Nolvasan solution" that the vet gave me
Boaphile 321D with over head heat panel and flex watt with thermo regulator keeping both in check.

one thing i wanted to run by you guys was the vet told me to consider getting a UV light for her and putting it on a 2-3hr timer in her cage or bringing her out and putting her under it to help with shedding and overall health. does anyone do this? I know that unlike reptiles they dont NEED it but makes sense it would be healthy to have some UV exposure like they would naturally. she swims around in a bigger tub i have outside the cage thought i could hang it over that for a few hours at a time while shes out.

[shaunyboy]

her tail won't grow normal mate,it will always remain stumpy....

i bought a hatchling carpet with a tail tip missing due to retained shed,her tail is a stump to this day (she's 5 years old)

i use 2.0 uvb natural daylight bulbs with my carpets,i would not use anything stronger than 2.0 though

cheers shaun