Water python helpppp

[redlittlejim]

Hey guys, been a while since I been posting! So a friend of mine contacted me and asked me to help with his water python! It seems another major fail heating problem! The snake was burn to a crisp! It has in the past 7weeks gotten much better. Eaten twice and fully shed twice! How ever it's tail tip is non moving, cracked and no scales. Bleeds puss etc. I am attaching photos. I have gotten a vet to look and they suggested docking it!!!! It is below the bum only about 4cms! Its the only part not getting better and vet says it's tail is dead so just making it more sick!! Problem is she isn't a great reptile vet! Closest one to us is a few 4hours away and my friend is reluctant to go that far for a second opinion! so anyone on her had a burn snake survive? What was treatment ?

 

[snakelady-viper]

Is it on antibiotics? Some silverzine cream should also help. Bathe the tail in a solution of warm water and bedadine only add enough bedadine so it looks like cold tea, then apply the silverzine this is available at any vets. Docking of the tail should save they snake if all else fails I had a heat cord burn two mating childreni.

 

[PythonLegs]

I'm not a vet, but I've had enough animal care experience to know what dead flesh looks like- that tail appears to have minimal/no blood flow, and should be removed A.S.AP.

For god's sake, don't think you'll save money by doing it yourself- the tail contains vertebrae and doing it yourself will probably result in the death of the snake. I'd call the good reptile vet, let them know what needs to be done and book it in, you don't want a vet who isn't familiar with reptiles handling this.

Until then, Silverzine as snakelady said, or betadine at worst. Good luck!

 

[mysnakesau]

Make sure the snake does not soak in water. Burns need to be kept dry. And don't attempt to pull the skin off the tail. It will come off when it is good and ready. The antibiotics should stop infection, and stop it spreading, but to prevent re-curring bacterial infection you need to make sure this animal is kept dry until that tail is 100% cured. If moist gets into the wound it will only make it flare up, making the anti-biotics fail to work. So if he has a large water bowl, take it out and replace with a tiny bowl that he can drink from but cannot get into.

 

[mummabear]

If your friend is in Cairns and they want a great herp vet go to Dr Peter Barratt,
Marlin Coast Vet Clinic Tel: 07 4057 6033.