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Originally Posted by salzar
hi all, well my wc daykies snake lost part of his tail,  he was hurt when I found him , and it was coming along good untill he shed.
I spoted him in his tank doin a death roll..... and snapped off the very tip that was wounded . now he has a blunt looking tail , only 1/2 inch is missing and he seems fine with it .
but I am concerned with infection, I have cleaned him and put some anti bac.. salve on it ..
will this be OKAY .  any info would be great...
thanks
michelle  |
Sounds like a good course of action. I usually use Neosporin ointment, myself. However, in a couple of days, if the wound is still not healed, you may want to clean off the old ointment, wash the wound in betadine, RINSE THOROUGHLY, and then re-apply the ointment.