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Scabbing Behind My Boas Eyes. HELP!

AtrociousOne

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ok, went to feed this guy today and noticed scabs, maybe rubbing? not sure why he would be rubbing, but i need some advice, and wondering if anyone has seen this before? he's caged in a 6FT by about 30 inches tall, but 2 ft deep. hot side is about 92 and cool side is about 84. UV bulb on 12 off 12. ANY INPUT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED

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here's his enclosure, i just pulled the paper out today, and those are stains on the floor. it's been cleaned throughout, and i would believe it's more than enough room to stop rubbing? maybe i'm wrong? it's 2 cages stacked. nothing in the bottom one but it has also been cleaned just to be safe.

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To much uv can cause issues, I'd turn it off for now.

Neosporin (without pain reliever) if the scabs are dry.

Pull the water bowl away from the wall, that way he's face doesn't get irritated trying to fit behind it.

Check the rest of him over really closely.

Your cage temps are a bit high to me.

Cage size is awesome, but I'd move out the other boa. Especially till this clears up.

Can he get at the lights to burn himself? It looks blister like in the pics.

And always... I'm not a vet & they should know best :thumbsup:
 
no, he can't burn himself, the water bowl is a good idea, the other boa is out right now, i've looked over the rest of him and don't see anything else, it's only by his eyes, but he does move quite a bit around the water bowl and that would make complete sense. i'm planning on getting him to the vet in the next few days, but i wanted to see if anyone has an idea
 
Boas are masters at finding any place they can't possibly fit & trying to with absolute tenacity. Gotta love em :rolleyes:

The vet comment wasn't a dig at you, just a general disclaimer for any noobs who wander through. Somebody always has to say it & I figured it was about my turn to :thumbsup:
 
nah i know, but i still wanna get it checked while i have the available cash lol, cuz ya never know, so yeah, disclaimer for noobs, always vet check if there's any uncertainty as to what something is.:thumbsup:
 
i have seen similar once before a long time ago a friends snake and it was caused by mites. so check that with the dark colored wood they can be hard to see and sometimes equaly hard to see on boas. good luck hope you figure it out
 
i took him into Safe Harbor today in Pensacola, FL, they said it just looked raw like he was rubbing, no mention of mites, and i haven't seen any. They gave me an antibiotic cream. But i'm not sure about putting it that close to his eyes.
 
There are antibiotic ointments that are safe for eyes and are even prescribed to be used directly in the eye.

Run a quick search on it and you'll be able to pull up it's common uses. You may be able to call other vets' offices and just ask if it's safe for use on a snake's eye area.

I've used the neosporin near some of the rehabs I used to do's eyes without issue so you should be ok with a script from a herp vet. I use a q tip for application, it keeps finger germs out and gives you good control of where it goes.
 
yeah, they assured me it would be fine. and i'm going to trust them. but yeah, definitely no direct contact. thanks
 
You need to plug that hole in the back on the bottom right of the cage, and all other holes of similar size. That snake has been trying to force it's head through a hole, that it's head don't fit in. I've dealt with that before. He probably smells something interesting on the outside of the cage, or just knows it's "out" and is trying to get there.
 
Any other holes he might have done that in? It leaves a pretty unmistakable mark. I've had two snakes do it to me in years past.

Just passing it along.
 
well he rubs both directions, and i've seen him do it. i'm gunna look over the inside of it again, he's in a tub right now so i'm going to check tomorrow and i'll keep ya posted.
 
ok, i feel like a DUMMY. i found another hole about that same size in the top left corner. all holes are NOW patched and i've gone over the inside like 10 times to make sure. thanks everyone
 
AtrociousOne said:
ok, i feel like a DUMMY. i found another hole about that same size in the top left corner. all holes are NOW patched and i've gone over the inside like 10 times to make sure. thanks everyone
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A little embarrassment never hurt anyone. :rofl:

Seriously, glad you found the hole. Now for the waiting. Don't expect quick results. Might take a dozen sheds or so. Neosporin works great, just don't use the kind with the pain reliever. (already mentioned, but thought I'd toss it in anyway)

Good luck! :thumbsup:
Rick
 
AtrociousOne said:
ok, i feel like a DUMMY. i found another hole about that same size in the top left corner. all holes are NOW patched and i've gone over the inside like 10 times to make sure. thanks everyone
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As the great Sherlock Holmes said " When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains however improbable, must be the truth."

Glad you found the improbable hole! :)

Would be interesting if you'd post pics of the recovery process, so that those of us who haven't had this problem (yet) can get an idea of recovery time.
 
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