Kysarkel000
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Hello, I have a 10 month old ball python. She's been eating 2 nice at a time for some wile now and I went to feed her today and ended up with a disaster!
The first mouse went down fine, but the second mouse she ate kinda sideways and so there was a big bulge sticking out to one side inside of her and then it ripped part of the scales on the side of her neck. I saw this and tried to get her to spit it out (she had the head and shoulders down) by shining light on her and tapping her tail and head with a paper towel roll, but she just kept eating.
The bulge was there all the way until she finished eating, then it went away, so I don't think it'll rip anymore of her. The rip she has still has the skin intact, it's just the scales that ripped apart.
She seems okay. Is alert, and digesting in her log. It isn't bleeding or oozing anything.
What should I do to help her heal? Should I be concerned about any more ripping? Should I be concerned about internal damage?
Thanks for you help
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The first mouse went down fine, but the second mouse she ate kinda sideways and so there was a big bulge sticking out to one side inside of her and then it ripped part of the scales on the side of her neck. I saw this and tried to get her to spit it out (she had the head and shoulders down) by shining light on her and tapping her tail and head with a paper towel roll, but she just kept eating.
The bulge was there all the way until she finished eating, then it went away, so I don't think it'll rip anymore of her. The rip she has still has the skin intact, it's just the scales that ripped apart.
She seems okay. Is alert, and digesting in her log. It isn't bleeding or oozing anything.
What should I do to help her heal? Should I be concerned about any more ripping? Should I be concerned about internal damage?
Thanks for you help
Here are some pictures