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Help please!
My JCP has just fed and has got some bark stuck in her mouth afterwards, normally she can dislodge it but this time it's completely in her mouth.
Anyone else had a similar situation and what did you do?
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Re: Help please!
depends on how bad it is stuck have you tried to remove it with tongs?
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
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Help please!
No big deal. It happens to all of my snakes from time to time.
If you can't get it out with tweezers or your fingers let it be. It won't hurt them.
Think about it, if their system will handle bones and teeth, some bark is a walk in the park. 
Unless of course the bark is propping the mouth open.
Last edited by Reinz; 12-20-2015 at 01:55 PM.
The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.
1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
Mack The Knife, 2013
Lizzy, 2010
Etta, 2013
1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
Esmarelda , 2014
Sundance, 2012
2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017
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Re: Help please!
Haven't tried removing it yet as usually she can dislodge it and didn't want to disturb her too much after a large meal, will see how she is tomorrow morning and if no change I will try to do so.
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Re: Help please!
 Originally Posted by Reinz
No big deal. It happens to all of my snakes from time to time.
If you can't get it out with tweezers or your fingers let it be. It won't hurt them.
Think about it, if their system will handle bones and teeth, some bark is a walk in the park.
Unless of course the bark is propping the mouth open.

I think this is spot on!
Impacted substrate is rare.
They ingest this stuff in the wild, however we don't really know how they do in the wild. There is a high mortality rate in the wild VS captivity.
Keep an eye on things, but as stated, these guys can eat WHOLE animals with big bones.
Lower your stress levels.
Last edited by Gio; 12-20-2015 at 10:49 PM.
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