My injured snake..

[guidofatherof5]

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[Spankenstyne]

Good on you for doing your best to help this snake. Hope it pulls through.

What can I do for the injury? I think the lamp I got her only gets the temp to the upper 70s.. should I buy a heat mat for her also?

You'll want to know for sure before making too many changes though. You don't want to be guessing and accidently "cook" your captive by making the whole place too warm. Get an infra red temp gun or a probe or something to accurately get the hotspot temps and adjust as needed. You'd be surprised how warm the basking spots can be without the ambient being too noticeably warm. For a snake that's healing you'll want the warm spot on the upper range of appropriate temps to keep the immune system jacked up and the body healing.

[Hankj]

Thank you.

I came home today with a heat pad and some guppies and she was actively moving around. I put a guppie and a blue lid but it jumped out so I just tossed it in the snakes clear water bowl. I also chopped up a night crawler and served it to her on a lid. She hasn't paid any interest in them but is still very active

I know there is a vet around here that sees reptiles, an associate at a pet store told me about it. I'll try to find them on that list and call them up!

[Hankj]

I don't have anything that fancy but I have a reptile thermometer directly on the hot spot.

[Hankj]

I couldn't find that vet on the list but I called the pet store and they gave me the number. I just called them and they said $42 for an exam but she's gonna have a technician call me and give me some advice for free.

[Spankenstyne]

I don't have anything that fancy but I have a reptile thermometer directly on the hot spot.

Should be close enough.

Are you leaving the food in there & the snake alone for some time? I'd leave it be overnight with the food as you may have a shy eater (if you haven't already). Sometimes when trying to help we'll be counterproductive by trying to do too much & not giving it some down time.

[Hankj]

Well the worms dry up pretty quick. I'll leave it in there if you think it will be alright? I did leave the fish in there and the worm parts still is but I had planned on removing it.

[Spankenstyne]

A couple of drops of water might help but longer than overnight and it gets stinky in a hurry. I clean it up the next morning no matter what's left.

[guidofatherof5]

Dried worms can cause a blockage, I would remove it.
Is she doing any tongue flicking?

[Spankenstyne]

Yeah if it's already dried up then definitely remove it. I meant to add a drop or two of water when originally offering the food (just to clarify).