And it will take months before the area is fully healed over. Along with the area never quite healing well enough for normal mobility and eating. Just make sure to give the extra soaks and humidity needed during shedding time to make sure it all keeps healing well.
When she does start eating, try to keep the meals from stretching the area too much because it can cause regurges. My guy should have been eating small rats, but we kept him on mice to avoid that. He’s the only snake I have that I would feed 2x a week because of that. He was rescued years ago, but it still took a while before I could size his food a little closer to what he should be eating. He also still eats weekly instead of every 2 or so weeks like my other adult males.
Update
She ate Monday morning! It was just a small mouse, but i think thats all she will be able to handle right now. It made a very small lump in her belly so I won’t go any bigger for a while. I had to do the injections every day for 5 days and now we are doing every other day for a month. Most of her stuck shed has come off now. Vast improvement already!
That is fantabulous news @rxwitchi! I am so thankful that you have her and you are giving her the care that she desperately needs and so well deserves! I believe she will keep bouncing back quickly. I also believe in my heart that she knows, in her own way, that she is safe with you and everything is going to be just fine!
God bless you for taking on this healing journey with her and for her! Definitely keep us updated on this little lady’s progress!
Thank you for your kind words! I think she knows, too. She is the sweetest snake out of all the 11 I have. She is always so relaxed and she just lays her head on me. I will do everything I can to take care of her
Hunger is a great sign for these guys.
If you do see her start to go into blue I would definitely hold off that meal.
Eating causes a lot of things to happen metabolically in snakes. That can easily affect how the snake will shed. A triple whammy of food, shed and wound healing could end up with a really rough shed, even with the already difficult to shed wound areas.