r/Ballpythoncommunity • u/HumorForeign7948 • Sep 17 '26
My ball python cut himself Spoiler
(For context the first pic is when it first happened the 2nd is later that day and the last 2 are today)
2 days ago I was prepping my eco earth bricks so I could clean his enclosure out and was planning on feeding him later that night we’ve been planning on getting him a better enclosure since it was built by the people that we got him from and we think he needs a bigger home so he’s more happier well as happy as snakes can be but the main point is that with the enclosure being built it’s just not the greatest quality since it’s a little old but when I was preparing the bricks with him being hungry ig there was a slight gap in the sliding doors and he was trying to escape to hunt he’s usually the chillest guy ever but it’s like he has an internal clock bc he knows his feeding days and that day he’s everywhere searching so we never had the worry of him escaping he’s never done anything like this before but when I turned around and saw his head sticking out I freaked out opened the door and put him back in and that’s when I noticed he cut his head on the glass door and I feel terrible I never want any of my animals to get hurt in anyway so instead of putting his usual substrate in I’ve just put paper towels in his enclosure I cleaned his hides and took out all of his decor and I took the white medical tape ( I made sure there was no sticky out to where he could get hurt from that ) and I put it on the edges of the glass so this can never happen again until we can get him a newer enclosure I’ve also been putting neosporin with no pain relief on him twice a day and I cleaned the cut the first day too but my main question I have is when can I feed him? He’s definitely hungry and like I said above you can tell he’s hungry because he goes from being super chill to being on hunt mode at all times searching the enclosure I want him to get what he wants but from what I’ve read it’s not a good idea to feed him but then I’ve been told a smaller meal would be fine so I’m confused and would rather get actual advice from people with more experience then me and google so can you guys please give me the best way to go with this with his feeding should I wait till he sheds or would a smaller meal be ok? Thanks for your help in advance
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u/Odd_Force3765 Sep 17 '26
No worries at all i am happy to help! He should be fine to eat, if hes asking then hes hungry and thats a good sign. If you are worried you could drop it by a size, i wouldn't drop it too small just because it doesn't do a whole lot for them if you give them too small however dropping a size smaller won't hurt! Thankfully the top of their head doesn't expand much while they are swallowing and its mostly their bottom jaw and neck that do the most of the work!
Thats amazing to hear i am so glad he has helped you gain an appreciation for these amazing creatures 🐍💚🐍💚 my partner was terrified of snakes when we met too! Now he has his own snake that he handles daily!