MedusaCoils
06-12-2009, 04:04 PM
I recently found a pair of Eastern Milk Snakes at my brothers house in MA. From looking at the tails, I believe that I have a 1.1 pair. I am not sure, but I will be probing them to see later on.
The male is doing great. He shed last night and is looking quite spiffy. Here is a couple of pics of him:
http://justsnakepics.webs.com//Milks/T%20hawk2.jpg
http://justsnakepics.webs.com//Milks/T%20hawk3.jpg
http://justsnakepics.webs.com//Milks/T%20hawk.jpg
As I said, he is looking very good. Me, on the other hand, I am going in for a second surgery on that wrist, but enough about me.
The female is a different story. She is very active and was in the middle of shedding when I came home about an hour ago. So I assisted and got the last little bit off.
When I originally found her about 10 days ago, I noticed that she had a wound on her side about half way down her body. It was really difficult to see what the wound was, because it was scabbed over and dirty. I tried to clean it, but figured it would be better to leave it alone until after she shed. Now that she has shed, I am a bit concerned.
In this first pic, she looks pretty good
http://justsnakepics.webs.com//Milks/Chippewa.jpg
Here is the wound and I tried to get a close up on it.
http://justsnakepics.webs.com//Milks/Chippa%20wound.jpg
http://justsnakepics.webs.com//Milks/Chip%20Wound2.jpg
http://justsnakepics.webs.com//Milks/Chip%20Wound%20CLU.jpg
What little bit of brown you see on the wound is dried up shed/skin and scab. The wound looks ok, but there are a couple of ribs sticking out and broken. It doesn't appear to be infected.
I am very scared of this wound. I called my regular vet when I first found them, he told me to contact the fish and game because his office will not see wild reptiles. I decided to hold off on that until I could see what was going on better. Now that I know what I am dealing with, I called him again, just in case I could get him to change his mind. No Luck!
I don't know what I should do. I would like the advice of a qualified vet, but I am leery about calling the fish and game.
I have cleaned it out and put some neosporin on it. There is a possibility that it will heal on it's own, as long as it doesn't get infected, but I am not sure.
She is very active and bit me about 3 times while I held her. She is usually very docile, but not today. Probably because she can see better now that she shed.
I am looking to the Fauna community for some advice on what to do? I am willing to do anything I can to help this little girl. I am not a person of a lot of means at this time because I am out of work, nursing an injury right now and waiting for my next scheduled surgery to come up.
Thank you all in advance!
Wayne
The male is doing great. He shed last night and is looking quite spiffy. Here is a couple of pics of him:
http://justsnakepics.webs.com//Milks/T%20hawk2.jpg
http://justsnakepics.webs.com//Milks/T%20hawk3.jpg
http://justsnakepics.webs.com//Milks/T%20hawk.jpg
As I said, he is looking very good. Me, on the other hand, I am going in for a second surgery on that wrist, but enough about me.
The female is a different story. She is very active and was in the middle of shedding when I came home about an hour ago. So I assisted and got the last little bit off.
When I originally found her about 10 days ago, I noticed that she had a wound on her side about half way down her body. It was really difficult to see what the wound was, because it was scabbed over and dirty. I tried to clean it, but figured it would be better to leave it alone until after she shed. Now that she has shed, I am a bit concerned.
In this first pic, she looks pretty good
http://justsnakepics.webs.com//Milks/Chippewa.jpg
Here is the wound and I tried to get a close up on it.
http://justsnakepics.webs.com//Milks/Chippa%20wound.jpg
http://justsnakepics.webs.com//Milks/Chip%20Wound2.jpg
http://justsnakepics.webs.com//Milks/Chip%20Wound%20CLU.jpg
What little bit of brown you see on the wound is dried up shed/skin and scab. The wound looks ok, but there are a couple of ribs sticking out and broken. It doesn't appear to be infected.
I am very scared of this wound. I called my regular vet when I first found them, he told me to contact the fish and game because his office will not see wild reptiles. I decided to hold off on that until I could see what was going on better. Now that I know what I am dealing with, I called him again, just in case I could get him to change his mind. No Luck!
I don't know what I should do. I would like the advice of a qualified vet, but I am leery about calling the fish and game.
I have cleaned it out and put some neosporin on it. There is a possibility that it will heal on it's own, as long as it doesn't get infected, but I am not sure.
She is very active and bit me about 3 times while I held her. She is usually very docile, but not today. Probably because she can see better now that she shed.
I am looking to the Fauna community for some advice on what to do? I am willing to do anything I can to help this little girl. I am not a person of a lot of means at this time because I am out of work, nursing an injury right now and waiting for my next scheduled surgery to come up.
Thank you all in advance!
Wayne