r/ballpython • u/CodeXred_924 • 2d ago
HELP - URGENT I need help
I feel so horrible for this, I believe this was my fault. She was stuck in a cramped spot and I must have tried to pull her and the tight space caught her skin. Please tell me what I can do. I don’t have the funds to take to a vet right now, so I’m just trying to figure out the best I personally can do for her. I just feel horrible this looks painful..
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u/CosmicKyloRen 2d ago
You need to apply for care credit and take this snake to a vet. I'm sorry but this snake NEEDS a vet. This is the only way because the skin is literally coming off and you are looking at the muscle underneath. This absolutely requires stitches in the hopes the skin and scales will be in the right place and function correctly again. I'm sorry. There is no home remedy for this.
For future advice and to anyone else seeing this post, 99.99% of the time, your snake is not stuck. They puff up and squeeze themselves into little spaces to feel safe. If they want to get out, they'll exhale and leave. On the extremely rare case they are stuck, break the object and never force them out. They don't understand what's happening and hurt themselves because they think you're a predator trying to get them out of safety to eat them.