^-^ Mishka my new red sided garter snake ^-^

[JodiLeigh]

Welcome. I think you can use neosporin or bacitracin on the lips as a precaution!

Where can I buy this from?

Mine also love to go thru my hair

It's funny when they do, it tickles and she comes down the front of my head and licks my face ha ha

[GarterGuy17]

Welcome to the forum !

coincidence my first snake is a red sided garter who I got about a week ago almost 2 weeks here she is P1070013.jpg she is younger than your red sided though .Hope everything goes well with that infection , very nice snake by the way !

[EasternGirl]

You can by neosporin and bacitracin in pharmacies here in the states...they are antibiotic ointments. I have used Hibiclens before...which is an antibacterial cleanser that is also sold in pharmacies...you put a couple of drops of it into a cup of water and then dip a cotton swab in it and dab it gently on the infected area a couple of times a day. I'm not sure if they sell that in England though...but we have a couple of British members on here that might be able to recommend something if you can't get that. More pics will help...and we can look at the rest of her to make sure everything else looks good. If you can show us a pic of her underside...so that we can see the lower tail area, we can confirm if she is female too.

Welcome to the forum and to owning a garter snake!

[GarterGuy17]

I was wondering about one thing though referring to the pictures is it just that the pictures are dark or is the snake dark because the pattern looks the same as a red sides just in her last picture it almost looks black or black actually not really sure if its just me.

[JodiLeigh]

here she is

SO CUTE! She is very colourful, how old is she?
The pictures are dark but she is very dark, only has a little red on her yet and it's more orangey then red really.
I had noticed the darker bits in the corners of her mouth but first thought it was just part of her pattern but looking at pictures of other garters make me that isn't the case.

[JodiLeigh]

I'm not sure if they sell that in England though... More pics will help...

If they don't sell it here then I can always have a look on eBay. I think I'll treat her either way to be on the safe side.
I will take more pictures, some close up, some of her whole body and with definitely more light so you can see properly and post them on here tomorrow.
Thank you for the advice and help

[kibakiba]

If your in England, it might go by the name "polysporin". When I was with my ex, that was what he always had instead of neosporin. It's the same thing really, antibacterial stuff.

[EasternGirl]

Right...polysporin..I have heard of people mention that. Try looking for that too. Yes, treating her with one of those medications that we mentioned will not hurt anything...but we will get a better look at your pics tomorrow. Anyway we can help...that is what we are here for...

[GarterGuy17]

SO CUTE! She is very colourful, how old is she?
The pictures are dark but she is very dark, only has a little red on her yet and it's more orangey then red really.
I had noticed the darker bits in the corners of her mouth but first thought it was just part of her pattern but looking at pictures of other garters make me that isn't the case.

Well i'm not 100% sure but a couple months maybe about 4-5. She still just a baby and yes she is very colorful !

[infernalis]

I guess better late than never..