Hi guys,
So, my boa had just shed and I went in today to clear out her skin. I then come to notice a patch of skin still left on her nose. It's about a quarter inch behind her nostril, in comparison to say the middle of our nose bone.
When she was very young, a mouse bit her here and left a scar that healed rather well. She would always shed fine in this area, but at times a patch would be left behind that she would eventually rub off or I would take care of it with warm water and shed ease, then massaging it off.
However, this time, this is a super stubborn patch a skin that I feel if I were to massage off, would almost be like us peeling off a fresh scab exposing a raw flesh underneath. I massaged at it a bit and it's so tightly packed, I'm afraid to go any harder with it.
Suggestions? I hate seeing her like this but, I was thinking wait until next shed to see if that helps break it?
update: I was just able to get some pictures of here, see attached please. It really doesn't look to bad from the photos, but it's really in there.




So, my boa had just shed and I went in today to clear out her skin. I then come to notice a patch of skin still left on her nose. It's about a quarter inch behind her nostril, in comparison to say the middle of our nose bone.
When she was very young, a mouse bit her here and left a scar that healed rather well. She would always shed fine in this area, but at times a patch would be left behind that she would eventually rub off or I would take care of it with warm water and shed ease, then massaging it off.
However, this time, this is a super stubborn patch a skin that I feel if I were to massage off, would almost be like us peeling off a fresh scab exposing a raw flesh underneath. I massaged at it a bit and it's so tightly packed, I'm afraid to go any harder with it.
Suggestions? I hate seeing her like this but, I was thinking wait until next shed to see if that helps break it?
update: I was just able to get some pictures of here, see attached please. It really doesn't look to bad from the photos, but it's really in there.
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