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    Foood Fight

    Today was a feed day for my group of largest female radixes.
    Speckle dominates this paddock but she got into a fight over a pinky. Before I knew it I had blood dripping off her face at a pretty good pace.
    I first tried to apply some pressure to the cut with a paper towel but that was doing no good.
    I took her out of the enclosure and applied s styptic pencil to the wound for about 30 seconds. Speckle wasn't too happy about this but stayed with me.
    I'll let the cut dry out a little and then apply a coating of A+D ointment.
    She returned home and downed another 5 pinkies.


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    re: Foood Fight

    When it's feeding time, things can definitely get a bit vicious, haha! Glad it's nothing too serious.
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    re: Foood Fight

    Poor girl! But like Mike said, I'm glad it's not really bad.
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    re: Foood Fight

    I'm still waiting for the first blood to be drawn around our feeding times. With no more than two in a viv it's easier for me to supervise. That sort of wound is fairly superficial, right Steve?
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    re: Foood Fight

    Quote Originally Posted by chris-uk View Post
    I'm still waiting for the first blood to be drawn around our feeding times. With no more than two in a viv it's easier for me to supervise. That sort of wound is fairly superficial, right Steve?
    Yes but it produced more blood then I expected.
    I think her heart rate(blood pressure) was up due to the fight and it being feeding time.
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    Re: Foood Fight

    Quote Originally Posted by guidofatherof5 View Post
    Yes but it produced more blood then I expected.
    I think her heart rate(blood pressure) was up due to the fight and it being feeding time.
    Yeah, how was your heart rate and blood pressure Steve?

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    Re: Foood Fight

    Quote Originally Posted by infernalis View Post
    Yeah, how was your heart rate and blood pressure Steve?
    Very funny Wayne. I'm sure it was off the charts.
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    re: Foood Fight

    When I'm feeding Neo,Martha comes upto the glass in her viv,and if Neo doesn't take his second pink she looks out sort of expectantly....as if to say I'll have it if he won't.
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    re: Foood Fight

    Glad she's ok. Beautiful Radix face.
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    re: Foood Fight

    ouch........poor girl, but good to know she is in good hands. And I guess I'll be adding A+D ointment to my snake first aid kit. Is there a certain brand or just look for A+D ointment.
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