Mouse bit my snake!

I tried searching but failed, so sorry in advance.

Okay, my corn is a year old, and i fed it a decent size mouse not full grown though.

I go back to check on it and i see blood in the feeding box for the first time..first thought it was the mouse, then saw blood on the snake. Mouse bite...

What do I do? Is this really bad or just bad?


help please

again yadda yadda dont feed live for this reason ):

BUT you should clean and treat the wound like any other wound you would have. cleaning it with clean water and applying a triple antibiotic ointment and keep an eye on it. if it is a deep wound seek vet care.

Other than that try not to do it again ): even with picky eaters its good to try all other possibilities, even freshly killed but usually live is in extreme cases, of it eating nothing else.

hope your snake feels better!

Dorgrim said it all. Frozen/thawed is the way to go, more convenient, cheaper, safer.

Okay do I wait for her to digest the mouse of do I do this immediately? I would be afraid to wash her right now...i could prob to the ointment though

I would put on ointment now and in 48 hours clean it up good. Before we found that my ball python would eat frozen thawed rat pups, he was bit on his neck and he was completely fine with some antibiotic ointment. I think I only applied it twice and he was perfectly fine. Keep trying different things and you'll find something that will work to make feeding safer, I had just about given up on my bp before we tried f/t rat pups.

Snakes heal very well from skin wounds. It happens all the time in the wild. Anyway, I'd wash it up now rather than waiting.

Are you sure it's a bite? As in, can you see an actual injury? The blood could be from the mouse. When I fed live, my snake would usually strike hard enough to cause the mouse to breed from the ears/nose. So, she'd usually get blood on her.

Just make sure any ointment doesn't have painkillers in it.

I agree, put the ointment on now. Just check on it every day to see how well it's healing. If there is any sign of infection, take the snake to a vet right away before it gets too serious.

After while it will scab over, and after a few sheds it should be fine barring any infection.

I hope this experience has helped you realize that feeding live is not in the best interest for the snake. Besides, feeding frozen/thawed is much more convenient. Freshly killed is good too.

is it possible to rip mices teeth out?

Originally Posted by Raptor

Are you sure it's a bite? As in, can you see an actual injury? The blood could be from the mouse. When I fed live, my snake would usually strike hard enough to cause the mouse to bleed from the ears/nose. So, she'd usually get blood on her.

I was just gonna say that! Same thing used to happen to me alot too before I went strictly f/t a few years back. Hopefully this is all that happened in this case too!