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Wounded Leachie--Help appreciated

rcarichter said:
Any chance she's been fed hornworms? I've seen burns like that on cresteds from hornworm acid. It can be particularly bad if they the worms were wild caught.

Noelle
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Butter worms have the same caustic juices. There were pics on Pangea, but I think they were removed by the poster.

Between applications of Neo Sporin, try aloe gel. It has healing properties and moisturizes the area. It will also make the next shed nice and easy on her.

It's usually available in the sunscreen aisle for most drug stores and super markets. Lots of dollar stores have it, too. In the health and beauty aid aisle.
 
SamanthaJane13 said:
Butter worms have the same caustic juices. There were pics on Pangea, but I think they were removed by the poster.

Between applications of Neo Sporin, try aloe gel. It has healing properties and moisturizes the area. It will also make the next shed nice and easy on her.

It's usually available in the sunscreen aisle for most drug stores and super markets. Lots of dollar stores have it, too. In the health and beauty aid aisle.
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I still have some from the summer. I will try it out tonight. Thanks for the info :thumbsup:
 
So just an update, I will be taking a few new photos of the lady sometime this week.
She is all but healed up and looking great! She has even laid a couple clutches of eggs for us.

I will post pics asap.
Thanks to everyone who has been interested!
 
radera5 said:
So just an update, I will be taking a few new photos of the lady sometime this week.
She is all but healed up and looking great! She has even laid a couple clutches of eggs for us.

I will post pics asap.
Thanks to everyone who has been interested!
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Can't wait to see her!!
 
Thank's Lucas! She is a total sweetheart. I have a very hard time believing the seller did not see her head when shipping as well. We are happy to have her and to have had the chance to help her recover.

So the long awaited pictures are here, these are her as of today. 11.22.11
She has also been back to breeding so the little bit of a mark you will see is recent. She is healing up nicely. Leachianus are troopers! :)

Once again, as always I really appreciate anyone and everyone who has taken the time to read this and watch her recovery. I apologize it took so long for these new photos.
 

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Thanks for posting the pics. The reason I've been so interested to see how the wound heals is because I wonder what color the area will be and about scalation. Although still discolored a bit, it does seem that she's getting some of the original color back where the wound was... that amazed me. Please post again next year sometime, I'm really curious to see it when it's completely healed.

Question- were they packed in the same cup during shipping? That's the only way the seller could have "not noticed" the wound. Unless she got it in transit somehow, the seller lied.
 
Thanks Kevin!
She was NOT in the same container! I contacted the seller IMMEDIETLY when I got her. She was in a LARGE, clear deli cup, on top of the other deli cup and it was literally the first thing I saw what I opened the box :(.

I was not thrilled about it.

Regarding the color, it seems as though MOST breeder leachies I have since seen have some sort of discoloration on the head. My male's head is even a bit darker than the rest of his body.

Thank you again!
 
Excuse my double post but I figured I should add that we ONLY decided to breed her again because her head was really all healed up and she was eating and holding her weight well.
This was after our medicating and housing her alone. We did indeed put ointment on 3-4 times weekly and had her housed alone the WHOLE time she was recovering.

It did take some effort and asking questions, but as you can see it all worked out thus far.

I just thought I should clarify this so no one got the impression that I was still breeding her while she had the injury.
 
I'm more than willing to accept a free leachie baby in trade for my vast knowledge of herp first aid!!!

Just kidding...she looks wonderful!!
 
radera5 said:
Thanks Kevin!
She was NOT in the same container! I contacted the seller IMMEDIETLY when I got her. She was in a LARGE, clear deli cup, on top of the other deli cup and it was literally the first thing I saw what I opened the box :(.

I was not thrilled about it.

Regarding the color, it seems as though MOST breeder leachies I have since seen have some sort of discoloration on the head. My male's head is even a bit darker than the rest of his body.

Thank you again!
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I'll reply to one thing you've said, just for clarification. The coloring on leachie heads is usually the same color as their blotching, not discoloring. I think the plum-purple color on your girl is mostly from the injury, and the thing I'm really curious about is what it looks like in a couple of years- if it stays a "scarred" color or if the original color comes back. I bet it will take a long time to know for sure, though.

Don't ever think it's a flaw... she'll still produce pretty babies just the same.
 
it almost looks like a thermal burn, i would treat it with betadine until you can get it to a vet, i dont agree with the use of ointments for wound treatment as the petroleum (or petrolatum) can "clog" the wound and prevent bacteria from escaping and does not allow the wound to breathe.
 
Thanks for the reply Haden, I am happy to say the Leachie healed just fine after just a few weeks and is now doing great. She has gotten the same wounds since and it is definitely from breeding.

Thanks
 
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