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Old 05-02-2008, 09:27 PM   #78 (permalink)
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Re: Abscess?

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Originally Posted by anji1971 View Post
He's even smaller than a garter, so I guess 5 minutes twice a day should do it. I started the salt water this afternoon.
I'll wait and see how it turns out. I feel like a broken record with that phrase lately.
It isn't so much the size of the snake...you need to soak them long enough so that any sealing up of the abscess area is softened/opened to allow drainage. If 5 minutes seems to open things up that's good, if not soak for closer to 10 minutes. If you are soaking him twice a day, 5 minutes might be enough.
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