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Columbianrainbows View Profile |
My columbian got bit by her food!
yesterday when I fed my crb, the gerbil bit her. it got a good chunk out of her before I could stop it (it all happened so fast) i’ve had a problem from day 1 with this snake eating, and just so everyone knows, i’ve tried feeding f/t, but there’s no way she’ll take it. anyways, my question is, how concerned should i be? it took a bit of a chunk out of her...the hole is probably about 3mm wide, and 1mm deep, from what i could tell...should i put peroxide or something on it, or take her to a vet, or just wait and see how it heals? i’m very worried about her...she’s my baby... |
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| 04/07/08 02:43pm |
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Repfanatic View Profile |
Message To: Columbianrainbows In reference to Message Id: 1693082 My columbian got bit by her food!
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| 04/07/08 06:53pm |
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Gfx View Profile |
Message To: Repfanatic In reference to Message Id: 1693439 My columbian got bit by her food!
I’ll second the neosporin suggestion. If its in a location that’s likely to get dirty, take her out twice a day and rinse the wound out with a nolvasan wash or ph neutral soap diluted with water. Phisoderm is a good option if you cant get nolvasan. With good wound care, you shouldnt need a vet, but at the very first sign of infection or lack of healing, you should take her in. |
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| 04/07/08 10:13pm |
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Addicted View Profile |
Message To: Gfx In reference to Message Id: 1693890 My columbian got bit by her food!
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| 04/07/08 10:38pm |
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ScyllaCharybdis View Profile |
Message To: Addicted In reference to Message Id: 1693939 My columbian got bit by her food!
And I would pre-kill the prey! But my question is... Why the Hell are you feeding Gerbils to a CRB??? |
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| 04/08/08 12:26am |
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Ambiguous666 View Profile |
Message To: ScyllaCharybdis In reference to Message Id: 1694068 My columbian got bit by her food!
your just taking more of a risk for nothing!! if you would of been feeding him mice this probably wouldn’t of happen. (probably) |
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| 04/08/08 03:17am |
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Columbianrainbows View Profile |
Message To: Ambiguous666 In reference to Message Id: 1694172 My columbian got bit by her food!
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| 04/08/08 10:16am |
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Gfx View Profile |
Message To: Columbianrainbows In reference to Message Id: 1694382 My columbian got bit by her food!
Since you’ve not realized the joys of feeding live, you’ll probably want to retrain your snake to eat fresh killed or thawed before its next dinner kills it. You may have some work ahead of you since you’ve spoiled it with life and gotten it onto a peculiar diet for a BRB. There are plenty of words of advice for teaching them to eat f/t among the various forums for you to go search out. |
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| 04/08/08 02:18pm |
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ScyllaCharybdis View Profile |
Message To: Gfx In reference to Message Id: 1694603 My columbian got bit by her food!
Show me a "Gerbil" indiginous to "Columbia" and I’ll shut-up about this! Common sense would tell you this person was full of craap!!! ==================== Anyhoo...Feed a mouse (Live) to your snake based on the girth of your snake!!! There isn’t a scientific study or document on the planet that would back up that mice or rats are any less nutritious than a gerbil. Sorry...but that idiot "Hoodwinked" you! |
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| 04/08/08 07:31pm |
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