Aspen swallowed/ stuck in mouth
I just switched over to aspen bedding because the humidity inside my tubs was too high with even slightly damp cypress. I completed my first feeding off the aspen. My 400 gram mojave male swallowed quite a bit for sure. When I observed his last "yawn", I saw there was some still left in the mouth.
As far as internal issues from the swallowed aspen, or the aspen left in the mouth, what can I expect from this? Possible mouth rot? Impaction?
Thanks for any answers!
Re: Aspen swallowed/ stuck in mouth
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JABA
I just switched over to aspen bedding because the humidity inside my tubs was too high with even slightly damp cypress. I completed my first feeding off the aspen. My 400 gram mojave male swallowed quite a bit for sure. When I observed his last "yawn", I saw there was some still left in the mouth.
As far as internal issues from the swallowed aspen, or the aspen left in the mouth, what can I expect from this? Possible mouth rot? Impaction?
Thanks for any answers!
i have never heard of a bp suffering from impaction from aspen and wont worry about that part,but mouth rot can be possible if a piece of aspen is stuck in his mouth for long time. leave him alone and in a couple of days if you still see the aspen stuck i would suggest to try to remove it.
Re: Aspen swallowed/ stuck in mouth
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Homegrownscales
Yes they will just poop out the Aspen. One or two peices in the Tummy doesn't hurt. But I would definatly get the peice of Aspen out of his mouth asap. The longer it sits in there the more if an issue it could make getting it out. When I see Aspen in their mouth I wait till morning so they don't regurge and grab it out. You may need someone to help you bc its not a fin process. I've had this happen when I didn't grab out the water bowl before feeding and one of my females grabbed the rat and killed it in the water bowl and dragged it all over the cage.
thats another of the 50 reasons i switched to paper :gj:
