I need help

[u/CodeXred_924]

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..

[u/AmbientBeans]

It looks like it's not bleeding so it may look worse than it is but you want to totally remove any substrate and keep them in a sterile and clean rub or quarantine enclosure. They can still have a hide as long as it's clean and doesn't have any rough edges, ideally a smooth plastic one would be best. Same with the water dish, nothing with rocky jagged edges. You want to just put paper towels down for comfort and cleanliness and change it out every day.

You just want to make sure there's nothing that can get into the injury and cause infection. I can't advise on the best thing to put on the wound but others here may advise.

It may be that you do have to go to the vet if it's too large to close up on its own or if it doesn't dry out and scab over, or if it gets red or swollen or bleeds. The best you can do immediately is remove anything that could irritate or infect it and don't touch it