hi there. do you know how he got this sore?

 

sorry no you dont, i didnt see this bit cause i didnt move along. how often is he shedding?

 

completely clean the wound out, allow it to dry then put on some Betadine if you have it. It's an antiseptic sort of like iodine but is safe for use on reptiles. Should encourage the natural healing process and scar tissue to granulate again

my concern would be the scar could cause shedding problems in future, so worth keeping an eye on it

 

dab a little iodine solution (vetadine, betadine tamodine) and let it heal naturally

If you dont have iodine, then a tiny bit of savlon cream or simlar would be good.

 

ok, what you need is a antiseptic and a antibacterial cream. i was advised this by barry on the site and this cream closed the open burns on the rescue Boa that i have now living with me, its called BRULIDINE, (same content as vetadine) it is good stuff, its for:

cuts,grazes,wounds,burns,scalds,nappy rash, and active in the presence of pus and blood.

Brulidine

this is what i would use, but other people on this site may use something else. so please make sure by other people as i have found this usefull as some may dis agree.

sean:idea:

 

ouch that looks painful.
The wound came from rubbing its head but it never looked like that before. One of the siblings had the same problem but it just came off in the shed and nothing opened up.
Have you seen him trying to squeeze his head through anything and escape?

 

nah, no escape attemps at all, and no unusual behavior with rubbing. Just doing his normal things and "trying" to shed normal.
It did look like a scar before it opened, but the scab was still attached to the shed skin of the head, so im guessing the wound hadnt healed properly before the shedding caused it to pull out.
Like the guy said ^^^^ im going to have to how it heals before his next shed or the same could happen again. Could be a problem with the relatively short gaps between sheding as hes a young boy and will be growing fast.

Well the wounds clean and most of its dry. I'll get my hands on some Iodine or the like suggested, to make sure it stays clean.

i Might have to rename him now inlight of his "Scar"

 

im thinking that raising to quite high humidity (higher than normal) when he next sheds should allow him to shed without removing the scab that should form and allow it to heal

 

yea i was thinking that too, i'll treat him to a luke warm bath in the mornin, clean him up and help him off with the last bit of skin if he hasnt done it by the mornin.
Cheers guys

i'll post back tomoz with an update.: victory:

 

I would half the current feeding, as to postpone the next shed.

This will have no lasting effect on health but will ensure a better healing.

 

I was going to suggest this too. : victory: I hope it heals up soon.

 

i havent fed him since i obtained him. . . its been no more than 2 weeks tho since hes fed. I'll feed him as soon as the shed complete and wait till his heads up to scratch before his next shed
thanks for the advice guys, much appriciated.
I'll post up again soon and bump this thread.

peace