pythonmum
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I've housed a stimson female and a maculosus male together for 4 years. Tonight when I was thawing mice on top of the cage (which I'll never do again) the maccy got over-excited and latched onto the stimson. They were wrapping around/squeezing each other but eventually managed to separate without my help. It looked awful.
I washed the stimson in some warm water with a dash of detergent to see if she had any wounds, but she seems to have escaped with only two bent scales and no aggro. I think my daughter was more traumatised than the snake (her pet). Meanwhile, the maccy got quite a mouthful of sand, so I'm not sure if he damaged anything while trying to let go of her in the tussle.
After everyone (especially my kids) had settled down, I fed the snakes in separate cages and they both were happy to have their mice. Should I worry about any injuries? I'm afraid that if the maccy has trauma to the mouth he could get an infection down the track. Should I check his mouth in a few days to make sure it looks okay? Any advice is most welcome.
I washed the stimson in some warm water with a dash of detergent to see if she had any wounds, but she seems to have escaped with only two bent scales and no aggro. I think my daughter was more traumatised than the snake (her pet). Meanwhile, the maccy got quite a mouthful of sand, so I'm not sure if he damaged anything while trying to let go of her in the tussle.
After everyone (especially my kids) had settled down, I fed the snakes in separate cages and they both were happy to have their mice. Should I worry about any injuries? I'm afraid that if the maccy has trauma to the mouth he could get an infection down the track. Should I check his mouth in a few days to make sure it looks okay? Any advice is most welcome.