Mouth Rot

One of my snakes has mouth rot, and I was wondering how exactly to dilute betadine. It's a mild case, and I want to see if I can take care of it before visiting a vet. I keep hearing betadine is the best to use (over peroxide, and other over the counter solutions), but I don't know exactly how much betadine to use, and how much water. Also, what is the recommended amount of times I do this a week, or per day?

BTW, I was given the snake in this condition. So don't start yelling at me about poor conditions lol! And I'm aware that I SHOULD bring the snake to a vet, but like I said, I want to see if I can address the problem. Snake had RI which I believe is what started it, so now its just a matter of getting rid of this, and I believe it will recover just fine.

NVM

in case anyone is wondering, its 4 parts water to 1 part betadine.

Diluted original Listerine works well also

Actually I had one other question. He's seems to be drooling a lot, and I was wondering if this is normal with mouth rot. I'm assuming its his body trying to deal with the mouth rot, but this is a first time for me so idk.

Drooling all the time?

Honestly I think you should see a vet. This is a far advanced case of mouth rot if that's the issue. Antibiotics may be needed. Better to be safe than sorry in this case.


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Originally Posted by llovelace

Drooling all the time?

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No not all the time, and its not excessive. I noticed the drool today actually. The swelling has gone down tremendously since I started treating it with peroxide. I've been told by multiple breeders that it can be treated at home 75% of the time. And both of my cars just got wrecked by deer, and I don't have money right now for a vet bill.

Just checked on him and the drool is gone. Maybe he was just drinking prior to me writing this? I scraped the pus pocket out, and used the betadine method. He looks SO much better. His mouth is shutting much better now. Do you guys know how often I should be applying the betadine?

Anyone?

Need to know how often I should be applying dilute betadine to the sore in his mouth from the MR. Thanks!

Someone has to know the answer to this! I'm getting buried here lol