help :/

has anyone else had their bp push against their tub so hard that their lower jaw looks raw ? i dont think its mouth rot because i can actually see her pushing on the lid of the tub where it looks raw. i just dont want her to get hurt and is their any way to prevent this from happening anymore ?

I've had my retic push against her cage so her top lip gets swollen: can you explain your set up or post a pic? She might not be feeling secure so she has a need to push or maybe she's hungry and looking for food. How often and what size feeder are you feeding?

shes in a 6 qt sterilite tub her warm side stays at about 90, with a hide on that side and a water dish on her cool side. that side stays about 80, my whole house is hot in general. i have been feeding her a small mouse once a week i am actually starting to feed her more i feel as though she may be under sized a little... how do i post a pictures tho ? lol

You can upload pics to photobucket and paste the [IMG] code of the photos here.

How big is she in grams? Maybe feeding her every 5 days instead of 7 will help with the rubbing if the feeder is appropriate size.

How are you measuring temps? Maybe they're actually hotter than what it's reading and she's roaming due to temperature stress.

Is she in a free standing tub or in a rack? If free standing maybe covering her with a towel will help her feel more secure; if she's in a rack maybe you can put a towel in front of her tub to black it out and make it feel like a cave/burrow.

Is she in a heavy traffic area in the house? If so maybe you can move her somewhere quiet, like in a closet or a guest bedroom.

What substrate are you using? If paper towel maybe I would switch to aspen so she can burrow into it: some of my snakes feel better when they can get under the substrate.

Just some thoughts!

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Originally Posted by Daybreaker

You can upload pics to photobucket and paste the [IMG] code of the photos here.

How big is she in grams? Maybe feeding her every 5 days instead of 7 will help with the rubbing if the feeder is appropriate size.

How are you measuring temps? Maybe they're actually hotter than what it's reading and she's roaming due to temperature stress.

Is she in a free standing tub or in a rack? If free standing maybe covering her with a towel will help her feel more secure; if she's in a rack maybe you can put a towel in front of her tub to black it out and make it feel like a cave/burrow.

Is she in a heavy traffic area in the house? If so maybe you can move her somewhere quiet, like in a closet or a guest bedroom.

What substrate are you using? If paper towel maybe I would switch to aspen so she can burrow into it: some of my snakes feel better when they can get under the substrate.

Just some thoughts!

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she is 120.7 grams i actually weighed her today, the temps are measured with thermometers in the cage. her tub in on an all black bookshelf in my room, but im in class most of the day so im not usually home until night, and also about what size should i move her to a bigger tub, i was gunna wait until october when i got another but now im thinking maybe she could us a bigger tub ?