I’m about to purchase a super fire black-eyed leucistic BP baby and noticed the brown spot in between her eyes. Breeder said he was at the vet with her and it’s just a scale issue and should go away in a few sheds. I would like to ask this knowledgeable group if it will indeed go away and if I should continue with the purchase. Some background info, baby is about 2 months old and has had 4 feeds.
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Have you asked the breeder what they think may have caused it? Or what their vet said about it?
If the spot is being kept clean and treated it should go away with a few sheds (depending on what caused it). Do you know if the snake is fed live prey?
Edit: The breeder being transparent about the spot and saying they’ve been to a vet for the issue is a good sign. I wouldn’t decline the purchase just yet… try to get more info about it.
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My train of thought is a bit jumbled and mess today so I apologize for the mess I’m probably going to type.
Honestly the decision is still up to you. There’s so much I could go into about this … But I would say to avoid it overall.
Is this your first reptile? Have you had experience with injuries on an animal in the past?
If this is your first reptile I would probably say it’s best to politely decline or if the breeder has another snake in healthy condition available consider that one.
If you’re an experienced owner then it’s not too bad of a risk. But only if it’s someone you know well…or trust yourself to care for if it goes bad.
I prefer my hatchlings to have 5 meals before they head off to new homes but this snake looks to be a pretty good body condition. So that’s at least a plus.
Regardless, I would definitely make sure to see what the breeder says about how they would approach the possibility of it getting worse. It will most likely heal fine, but there always is a small risk with the area and stress of a new owner and settling in.
Unless this is someone you know well, I would say avoid it. I wouldn’t sell a hatchling that ended up with a wound until it is fully healed.
All things considered…It does not look to be anything too bad at the moment. These things always look worse on pale snakes and especially white and young snakes.
I did have a hatchling only eating live meals last year that healed up no problems after a little nip from a hopper mouse. This year unfortunately a long weekend away with a new hatchling setup left a couple of mine with rub wounds on the nose/top of head I’m working with. They’re a little more involved with healing than a nip wound.
It can really be just bad luck on if a wound just heals fine or not.
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I agree with @armiyana. Basically, if you have some experience with snakes and wound treatment/healing in reptiles, if you trust the breeder not to ghost you if things take a turn for the worse, and if you have a good local reptile vet, I think it would be fine to go ahead with the purchase. The wound doesn’t look too serious, and odds are it will heal up just fine with the proper care.
However, if you’re new to snakes/reptiles, I’d choose a different animal. I just feel like worrying about the wound would cause a bunch of added stress that a new keeper doesn’t need to be dealing with when they’re trying to get a handle on basic husbandry. I definitely wouldn’t have wanted to deal with this as a new keeper, even though the wound looks pretty minor.
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