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Ugh, injury from popping

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snakeyone

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So I have a young smallish female corn, an 'o8, that I injured during popping. I think I just checked too much, trying to confirm a female. Also, I must have rubbed instead of rolling my thumb. I feel sooooo awful. :crying:

The injured point is just past her cloaca, on the tail. The length of the injury is about half her tail, think of the pressure point of a thumb (1/2-3/4"). She has full use of her tail, but it seems a bit smallish, dry, and the skin is damaged and some skin has come off. There is red underneath (it's an amel), but no blackened area or obvious signs of gangrene.

I first noticed it last night and it's been 7-10 days since I popped. I washed the area and treated it with Silvadene. I'll also wash it with a Betadine solution, but I'm not a fan of peroxide since it also damages new tissue.

Has anyone seen this type of injury with a sound recovery? I've never had this happen before.

Thanks for any help or suggestions.
 
Ok, let's see how these photobucket pics work:

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This is not a great camera and I'm no photographer. Basically, the skin looks to be in good condition, but there's a bruise underneath and perhaps some soft tissue injury. It's all posterior to the cloaca.
 
From the picture it looks ike it may just be bruising, but I'm really new with all of this. Keep us posted and take new pics of it in say a week!
 
It looks like you pinched too hard. That's why you should ALWAYS have an experienced breeder show you and teach you how to pop before trying it on your own.
 
That looks like you definitely bruised it. You are squeezing way too hard. It's really hard to say what kind of damage you may have done. If enough tissue is damaged that blood flow is restricted, she could lose part of her tail. Maybe you should have her checked by a vet?

Wayne
 
bruised

Yeah....... You pushed to Hard:poke:... Man I feel bad for his Balls.:blowhead:

So don't hate on yourself, we all make mistakes, next time do as Robbie says get someone to help you. I recommend for the first 5 times, after that you shouldn't be all thumbs.....
 
Well, it's a female, so there's no hemipenes damage.

Yes, I know I pushed too hard. :p I did have an experienced person show me a few years ago. This was more of a "Hmmm....am I *sure* this is a female" kind of thing, better check again.

I am hoping the blood flow is not compromised. I checked my records and it has been three weeks, not 10 days. (Keeping records is a good thing!) She's also opaque and should shed soon. The use of her tail seems like a good thing as well as the pinkness of the tissue. I have a great exotics vet and won't hesitate to use him if things go south.

Thanks for the replies.
 
snakeyone said:
Well, it's a female, so there's no hemipenes damage.
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I think where people have a problem with accepting it is definitely a female is that someone who is inexperienced enough to pop this incorrectly is also someone inexperienced enough to mis-sex the snake. You can't really blame them for wondering if it is sexed right or not in this case. Pressure isn't what makes the hemipenes pop out - it is correctly applied pressure - and it doesn't take much at all!

DragonSpawn said:
Yeah....... You pushed to Hard:poke:... Man I feel bad for his balls
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Testes are inside of the body cavity. Just the hemipenes are in the tail. Testes, therefore, can't be damaged if the tail is crushed - only the hemipenes.
 
KJUN said:
I think where people have a problem with accepting it is definitely a female is that someone who is inexperienced enough to pop this incorrectly is also someone inexperienced enough to mis-sex the snake. You can't really blame them for wondering if it is sexed right or not in this case. Pressure isn't what makes the hemipenes pop out - it is correctly applied pressure - and it doesn't take much at all!



Testes are inside of the body cavity. Just the hemipenes are in the tail. Testes, therefore, can't be damaged if the tail is crushed - only the hemipenes.
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That is exactly what happened....lingering doubt and beginner's mistake.
 
Aww, Pobrecito/a. Hope that he/she makes a full recovery. Make sure to keep us updated on the progress!!
 
I figured it was. :D Sometimes humor comes across in a weird fashion on the 'net, eh?

And of course, you get a bunch of sciencey people together.... :crazy02:
 
I talked to a breeder and he suggested that perhaps it is a rug burn type of injury. I think this might fall in line with what I'm seeing. She was just about to shed and the skin was super sensitive. Instead of a crushing injury, it's like a "skin rubbed off" injury.

Tragedies travel in three's I guess. First I lost a favorite corn to a tumor last Christmas. I had a Creamsicle who need a laceration stitched last month, and then this.
 
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