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Serenitree · F
We once had a Squirrel Monkey.
I kept an injured garter snake for a few days. It looked as if it had been cut on its side, was oozing something sticky and red to dark brown. My daughter found it, brought it home and asked me to help it. I did. I washed it, put Polysporin on it and bandaged it. A few days of clean dressings and he was no longer bleeding. I imagine there would have been no scar after he shed his skin again, but I don't know as we let him go after he was okay.
I guess he wasn't really a pet, and I know lots of people keep snakes as pets, but the reason I mention it, is because I'm actually very freaked out by the feel of snake muscle moving in my hand. It was hard for me not to gag while doing it, but my daughter was relying on mommy being a loving, compassionate person. *shrugs* What else could I do?
I kept an injured garter snake for a few days. It looked as if it had been cut on its side, was oozing something sticky and red to dark brown. My daughter found it, brought it home and asked me to help it. I did. I washed it, put Polysporin on it and bandaged it. A few days of clean dressings and he was no longer bleeding. I imagine there would have been no scar after he shed his skin again, but I don't know as we let him go after he was okay.
I guess he wasn't really a pet, and I know lots of people keep snakes as pets, but the reason I mention it, is because I'm actually very freaked out by the feel of snake muscle moving in my hand. It was hard for me not to gag while doing it, but my daughter was relying on mommy being a loving, compassionate person. *shrugs* What else could I do?