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06-11-2007, 07:00 AM
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"Second shed In Progress"
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lost ip of tail
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  |
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06-11-2007, 07:49 AM
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"Fourth shed, A Success"
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Re: lost ip of tail
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06-11-2007, 07:54 AM
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Ophiuchus rhea
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Re: lost ip of tail
michelle
as long as it's kept clean, it should be fine I've got a couple of snakes with blunt tail tips one of them I got that way the other came to me with a tight dried ring of old shed, almost an inch from the tip of his tail, that came off with his first shed here, exposing the bone it might have still healed, but he snapped it off climbing it's likely to heal pretty fast, unless there are other things going on and yeah - they don't care
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06-11-2007, 08:09 AM
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The Prince of Insufficient Light.
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Re: lost ip of tail
The tails seem to be pretty much expendable? Wild snakes often have missing pieces from their tails.
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06-11-2007, 08:53 AM
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"Second shed In Progress"
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Re: lost ip of tail
cool!!
this is what I assumed as well, he is eating like crazy because of sheddding . he seems okay with out it , for now. thanks so much . you all are really helpful and fast too... heee lol thanks michelle |
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