Hole in my trunk, does it need treatment?

[Alpaca]

Hey guys,

I have a potential issue, and I'm not sure if it needs further treatment or not.

As you can see there's a hole in the stem. This is a result of the stem being snapped twice in the same place, but I thought she was fixed untill I saw this.

It's hard and sticky to the touch. I'm scared of it being a receptor for disease. Put some tape over it, should I do more? maybe some disinfectant?

She looks fine otherwise, bottom right is her.

 

[mysticepipedon]

If you know the hole wasn't caused by a stem borer of some kind, don't worry about it.

And if it WAS caused by a stem borer, don't worry about it because there's probably nothing you can do and it might not reduce harvest at all.

 

[Alpaca]

If you know the hole wasn't caused by a stem borer of some kind, don't worry about it.

And if it WAS caused by a stem borer, don't worry about it because there's probably nothing you can do and it might not reduce harvest at all.

Thanks for the reassurance, it wasn't a bug I'm very sure. I'll just leave her taped up then