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| strobe1980 |
Posted - 26/03/2011 : 16:42:04
Hi again people.
Another problem has arisen and this is since Choppers last shed the very tip of his tail has started to go from a pink,to a brown and now turning dark brown.
I have read that this maybe due to a retained tail tip from his last shed and the lack of blood flow,in which case it will die and fall off!!!!
is this something that happens to a lot of snakes?
Will chopper need treatment if it does come off??
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| gingerpony |
Posted - 26/03/2011 : 21:08:26
sorry, i'm not saying you've deliberately neglected him...........it still might be salvagable though  just try what you can and try not to worry
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| strobe1980 |
Posted - 26/03/2011 : 17:38:55
I have bathed him on many occasion,thats how i managed to remove the retained piece of skin from his prior shed,He was bathed and i let him wriggle through a towel this is how the skin came off.
I look after chopper as well as anybody else i just think that because he is my first snake and that i wasnt 100% sure about what to look for i missed the retained tail skin.
He will be monitored closely over the next couple of months,I f i have any problems ill consult a vet.
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| gingerpony |
Posted - 26/03/2011 : 16:52:51
it only happens to snakes who don't shed well and the retained tail tip is missed by their owner/carer
i would add 2 damp hides to his enclosure, removing his usual ones, after 3 days or so try bathing him and gently rubbing the retained shed off his tail.
if it does go properly black and dead it will usually come off in a few sheds. the remaining stump may be sore and bleed, it might mean a change of substrate, careful monitoring, over the counter medicine, a vet consult, antibiotics........but i'd try not to worry about that just yet! |
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