So its feeding day and this was the 3rd or 4th feed for my new girl she missed twice but the 2nd time she hit the side of the tank pretty hard and got some of the bedding stuck in her jaw (she got that out) offered her the rat again and she took it going to keep an eye on her closely the next few days but it seems like shes ok is there anything specific that i should watch for besides swelling and displacement also i noticed a couple spots around my albinos head when he ate as well going to watch that close i couldnt get a good look maybe he scraped himself? i have a vet here in town that will treat ball pythons if either need it just want some opinions on what extra i can watch for im 98% sure both are ok but ill see in the morning to what they look like
Managed to sneak a quick picture when he peeked out to see if i had more food sorry its still not very good quality but just wanted something to show
For your girl, yeah swelling on that side or if the jaw still seems off alignment. Most of the time they’re good, but that time that they’re not… Ugh. One of my snakes has taken a couple good pops at their wall before. =_=;; I always worry that they’ll break a tooth. So far they’re doing fine.
For your boy… The first spot is too hard to really see what’s going on. The second looks more like 2 scales that are just a different color from the rest of him, like a freckle. I wouldn’t worry too much on that. Out of curiosity, is he a morph other than albino? Could be related to that or just a tiny paradox spot.
But just in case, the things to watch out for there is if these spots start to look irritated like a rash or swollen like a blister.
Thats what i thought for the girl for the albino they said he is enchi and possible pastel but with him being albino i cant tell if they r right from looking at him im going to give him a soak tonight for a little bit just in case its something as simple as hes got something stuck on him from the feeding or maybe a stuck scale or 2 from the last shed for the life of me i cant ever tell when hes going into shed until he misses a rat thats litterally right in front of his face
Her jaw is verrrrry slightly swollen nothing out of normal for hitting your face against something
Just an update her jaw is fine so far no swelling now at all flame the albino got medicated wipes from the vet and is now is on paper towels to prevent further infection for the next few days i think i found the culprit one of his hides had a small sharp spot i didnt catch when i put those hides in but he should be fine since it was caught early he must have scraped himself just enough