Aozora
Blue Sky Reptiles
My hypo lavender girl had some stuck shed retained on the last 4-5mm of her tail the very first time she ever shed for us when we first got her, and ever since then she's had a bit of a funky (misshapen) tail tip. We've managed to keep it clean and taken care of for every subsequent shed, but she just shed today and degloved that funky 4-5mm tailtip. I didn't grab it to see if it was actively bleeding, but it looked pretty bloody. I caught her just as she finished shedding and saw the issue.
I dipped the tip of her tail in a liquid bandage solution which contained alcohol to try to protect it from infection and try to heal it. (By the way, even the calmest snake will flail and squirm when you put a degloved tail tip in something containing alcohol...) Is there anything else I can or should do for her for right now?
I don't imagine she'll keep the last 4-5mm of her tail since it's been so funky and now it's been degloved. What should I keep an eye on for future sheds, and how can I head off any potential issues when she eventually does lose that tip?
I dipped the tip of her tail in a liquid bandage solution which contained alcohol to try to protect it from infection and try to heal it. (By the way, even the calmest snake will flail and squirm when you put a degloved tail tip in something containing alcohol...) Is there anything else I can or should do for her for right now?
I don't imagine she'll keep the last 4-5mm of her tail since it's been so funky and now it's been degloved. What should I keep an eye on for future sheds, and how can I head off any potential issues when she eventually does lose that tip?