Scarring

[joker_8]

As many of you know I recently added a beautiful Suri to my collection and so far everything going well ( has 2 feeding down with no issues) and I am niot starting to get her a bit tame. Anyway I was holding her today and noticed small scars on her rear 1/3. Most are a bit smaller then----> l the size of theat lower case L. One is about the same size and there are only Id say 4 or 5. Im not overly worried because they arent raw or infected but my question is can you heal scars or is it going to be a permenant thing. I know Monty had a scratch about a year ago from stretching from his tree and falling on the endge of his cage whcih I applied Zoo Med Repti Wound-Healing Aid to and it cleared up and healed with no scar. Will the stuff do anything for scars? Or any other "home remedies"? Thaks guys.

	Suriname Redtail Boa Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor constrictor) from the locale of Suriname. Considered to be a "True" Red Tail.

[Adrya]

Cocoa butter...? I know that helps get rid of some small scars that I have, but I'm not sure if such a thing is safe for snakes.

I don't know anything about that Repti-Aid stuff, sorry I couldn't be much help. =\

[joker_8]

No prob, yea I thought Cocoa Butter to but wasnt sure about safety. I put some of the Reti Aid on anyway just to see, it cant hurt.

[Sphynx]

That's a good question, Joker...I have a very larg female rescue boa (over 7 feet) and she has 10 or 15 HUGE scars from rat bites....I was wondering the same thing.....she has shed a few times since I got her but I can't tell a difference in the scars....I wonder if vitamin E oil would hurt them? I have seen it work wonders for scars on people....does anyone know if it would cause any problems on the snakes?

[joker_8]

LMAO I was just talking to my wife and we came to the same conclusion about Viteman E. I dont know for sure but I think the large scars might be a lost cause. But maybe somone will post here and have a solution. Im pretty sure the scars on my Suri are from bites or scratches too, he said he was feeding live rat pups, I dont know that much about rats but I guess I was picturing pup as fairly harmless, maybe I was wrng, witrher way shes pounded 2 frozen weaned mice for me twize in a row for me so shes safe from live now.

	Suriname Redtail Boa Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor constrictor) from the locale of Suriname. Considered to be a "True" Red Tail.

[Sphynx]

Yeah, I think you are probably right about the big scars...mine eats f/t great now and is safe from live, as well....I just don't see how someone can watch a huge rat, or mouse, for that matter, hurt a snake that ....it just makes me sick...good luck with your scratches...as small as they are, they will probably heal very well and with a couple of shed, they will probably disappear Good luck with her!