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by Rob_Carmichael on November 8, 2008
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Some interesting and neat advice that I printed and put in my "problem" binder...you just never know when you'll need this.
Here's a few more thoughts. Ruling out a respiratory condition (I personally would keep a close eye on this), another thought is to immerse the snake in a deep container of water a few times...maybe just the water entering the nasal cavity will loosten things up. We did this with a cobra once and not only dislodged the sand, but we found out that the snake had a piece of dried shed stuck inside and that came out too. Make sure the water is around 85 degrees F so you don't put a shock on the snake. Use a hook to gently dunk the snakes head under the water for a second or two. Although tubing would probably be the best way to accomplish this (tube and use a long tipped q-tip or something along those lines to wipe the area), if you haven't done it before, it can be a little tricky.
Good luck, Rob
Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center
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by 23bms on November 8, 2008
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Is the snake pictured in your profile the 'Egyptian' in question? If so:
A. It's not an Egyptian. It's an N annulifera.
B. Take a good long look at that chewed up nose. That is not 'sand' in the nose. That is an animal that is badly housed and is wrecking its nose by rubbing on screen or whatever or by relentlessly banging it into something due to any number of imaginable sources of stress. That animal desperately needs help, and I don't mean removing sand from its nostrils.
jrb
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by puffadder7 on November 8, 2008
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im sorry, but that is sand, that picture was taken right after i gave her a drink and she rubbed her nose in the sand to get the water off, so dont make stupid comments before you know,arin
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by pictigaster1 on November 9, 2008
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Arin I enlarged your profile pic and I see a very healthy nose not rubbed at all,some people just must always be on the attac.Any way I have never had any luck with sand except when used in small amounts to accent the design of the cage.Any humidity and it always seemed to end up in a nose and the weezing started next.I think the humidity and the sand in my snakes nostril led to a R.I..
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by Cro on November 9, 2008
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I agree that the enlarged photo shows red sand stuck to the nose, and not any injury.
That is a very fine grained sand, I probably would not use it, even for snakes that are know to live in sandy, desert areas. That would eliminate potential problems of sand getting into the nose of the snake.
Something like the "natural" river rock aquarium gravel comes to mind for a great looking desert cage setup.
Best Regards
John Zegel
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