Hi, I used to be active on another reptile forum, but it has pretty well died, so I thought I'd try here.

I accidently ran over a garter snake with my mower a few days ago (7/30/16). I wasn't able to get any Betadine until Monday, so the first 2 days I just rinsed him off and used some Dawn dish soap. Since Monday, I've given him a diluted Betadine soak for about 15-20 minutes, and then covered the wounds with antibacterial ointment.

He is active and doesn't appear to have any trouble getting around. He has two injuries, but bleeding was minimal and as of yesterday they started to dry a bit. They look like scrapes rather than deep cuts, and I don't see any bones or organs. He just started going blue yesterday, so I'm a little worried about how his shed will go. He has some attached skin that was scraped off, and I'm not sure if I should remove it or leave it alone. I have pictures, but I imagine it's not letting me add them because I've not met whatever the post limit is.

He pooped twice on Sunday, and is in good body condition. He's a little over a foot long. My thought is to hold off on any feeding until he's begun to heal a bit?

I've got him in a 10 gallon tank on paper towels, with paper towel rolls and paper towels to hide in. He's got a medium sized, shallow water dish, and he's in the warmest room in my house, which stays about 80-82F. I have an extra UTH, but it gets too hot and I don't have an extra rheostat at the moment. I'll definitely rig him a warm spot before I attempt feeding. Is there anything else I should be doing? Thanks!