sticky situation

[rickymar81]

ok so today is a sad day:(. My lil gulf coast ribbon sprocket got out of his cage. I found him but he was stuck to one of those pest control strips. i got him off but there is still some sticky stuff stuck to him. does anyone know how to get it off?

[katach]

Vegetable or olive oil I've heard helps. Was there any poison in the pest strip? Did he lose any scales?

[guidofatherof5]

Olive oil seems to loosen it up. I use my finger nail to push the adhesive off.

[rickymar81]

Vegetable or olive oil I've heard helps. Was there any poison in the pest strip? Did he lose any scales?
Yeah it rip his skin off:(. I feel so bad. I'll try the oil. Thank you

[rickymar81]

no it said non toxic

[guidofatherof5]

Antibiotic ointment would be better on open muscle. Skin off or scales off?

[katach]

Make sure you keep him on paper towel until he heals up. Steve can give you a better idea of wound care instructions.

[rickymar81]

Antibiotic ointment would be better on open muscle. Skin off or scales off?
Skin off

[guidofatherof5]

Weak tea looking betadine/water soaks would be good. Let the snake get a drink in a tub before you do this. Then put it in the solution for 10-15 minutes. This can be done daily until the areas scab over. Shed time will be difficult and these areas will once again be raw after the next few sheds. The snake with probably do some emergency sheds to help expedite healing.
Keep us posted. How large or how many areas are raw?

[rickymar81]

just one area about 1/2 inch

[guidofatherof5]

All in all not too bad. Belly or dorsal scales?

[rickymar81]

dorsal scales

[d_virginiana]

Just as a side note, if you use oil to get the remaining adhesive off, make sure it is thoroughly washed off afterward and none is left between the scales or anything. I had to use oil to help a snake with a bad skin condition shed a month or two ago, and places where the oil did not get completely removed became really raw and irritated after about a day. If you're only using it on a small area, this might not be too much of an issue though.

Good luck with him :(

[chris-uk]

Half an inch of dorsal skin doesn't sound to bad. Last year I had a couple of open wounds when my radix reacted to an antibiotic injection. Hers were about half an inch by an eighth. I treated her with an antibiotic barrier ointment, kept her clean and dry. It took about 3 sheds before the skin healed and didn't come away at the next shed.
Good luck and let us know how he gets on.

[guidofatherof5]

dorsal scales

That's good. Easy location to treat.

[rickymar81]

Sad news guys woke up this morning and found sprocket he passed during the night:(

[guidofatherof5]

Sorry to hear that. R.I.P. Sprocket.

[rickymar81]

He was doing really good yesterday

[guidofatherof5]

Could be stress from the situation, internal injuries from the situation or a combination of both.
Just an idea. Once again sorry for your loss.

[Invisible Snake]

Sorry for your loss :(

[chris-uk]

Sorry to hear. I had my fingers crossed for this little squiggly. :(

[rickymar81]

Thanks guys :)

[Stefan-A]

Sorry to hear it.

[ProXimuS]

Very sad to hear of this. Sorry for your loss. Thought it wouldn't hurt to mention, to check all your enclosures and be sure no one else can escape, to avoid this potentially happening again.

[rickymar81]

Very sad to hear of this. Sorry for your loss. Thought it wouldn't hurt to mention, to check all your enclosures and be sure no one else can escape, to avoid this potentially happening again.
I threw all those traps away:). I've made sure that there enclosures are secure.

[guidofatherof5]

I threw all those traps away:). I've made sure that there enclosures are secure.

Good decision.