kingsnake.com - reptile and amphibian classifieds, breeders, forums, photos, videos and more

return to main index

  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research  
Click here for LLL Reptile & Supply
This Space Available
3 months for $50.00
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: False Coral Snake . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Bearded Dragon . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Apr 02, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Calusa Herp Society Meeting - Apr 04, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - Apr 06, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Hamburg Reptile Show - Apr. 13, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - Apr 14, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Apr 16, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Apr 21, 2024 . . . . . . . . . . 

Boil


[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Painted Turtle Forum ]

Posted by Maxx MacLeod on March 20, 2003 at 04:06:59:

In Reply to: Boil on neck -Southern Painted posted by kcastellucci on March 15, 2003 at 09:06:22:

kcastellucci-- If the "boil" feels like a hard lump under the skin, more than likely it's an abcess. Reptiles are somewhat strange in that when they get an infection, the "puss" material gets hard, unlike mammals where it usually remains as a fluid. Sometimes these puss clumps (if that's what it is) will work there way out on their own and will come out like a hard pimple. Sometimes these are quite large. (It's pretty gross.) If it was my turtle and it lasted this long, I'd make a small incision, pop it out, clean the wound thoroughly, and keep the water really clean until it heals up. If you don't feel comfortable doing this yourself, you can have a vet do it for you. --Maxx


Follow Ups:




[ Follow Ups ] [ Painted Turtle Forum ]