Olive has rubbed off rostral scale

[StellaDoore]

Have you checked for mites?

Yeah, but I'll have another look tomorrow just to be sure. Didn't want to disturb her too much after eating, but I'll certainly double check.

[benjamind2010]

Both my male womas tend to cruise around and try to get out of their tubs (they can't, of course), but neither of them have done any damage to their snouts, so I would suspect that the problem could be exacerbated by anything in your enclosure that can cause friction or damage to skin upon rubbing it. If there are any meshes, remove them and replace them with a vent that doesn't cause abrasions.

They do this often because they're searching for females, or, in some cases, food. Generally it's because of females as this happens in the winter. My larger male woma wouldn't stop doing it until I gave him food, this was back in February, so it was a food thing.

It's 3 possibilities - it wants food, it wants a female (in the case of a male), or it just wants to get out as it's environment is too stressful for it. In the 3rd case, get another enclosure, as stress will cause infections and kill your snake.

They will generally heal, use betadine for the wound, so as not to get infected. Infections can easily kill a snake, so that needs to be taken care of. If they don't heal 100% there will be a rougher area on the snout but the scale or at least a good part of it should grow back if it hasn't been too badly damaged.

[No-two]

I don't think any 1m long olive pythons are looking for 'mates' they probably just want to move around. More likely looking for food though.

[Pauls_Pythons]

Personally I wouldn't use F10. I would use iodine solution on any open injuries.

[caliherp]

Personally I wouldn't use F10. I would use iodine solution on any open injuries.

I agree. I dont know if you stated this or not(to lazey to reread the thread) but what kind of substrate are you useing. Id reccomend paper towels or newspaper with open wounds.