Need Help! New BP got Care fresh stuck in it's mouth!

I picked up a new BP today (~225g female kindpin), and while I wouldn't usually try to feed on the first day home, it was feeding day here, and she (the new one) is on a 5 day schedule but has been without food since Monday. I decided I would try her, since she seemed to be settling in well. She took it with gusto, but when I went to go loo her jaw looked misaligned and there was white something sticking out the side. It wasn't the rat since I could see the bulge and it was well into the stomach. I realized it was the carefresh. Do I leave her be or try to pry it out???

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Originally Posted by Shera

I picked up a new BP today (~225g female kindpin), and while I wouldn't usually try to feed on the first day home, it was feeding day here, and she (the new one) is on a 5 day schedule but has been without food since Monday. I decided I would try her, since she seemed to be settling in well. She took it with gusto, but when I went to go loo her jaw looked misaligned and there was white something sticking out the side. It wasn't the rat since I could see the bulge and it was well into the stomach. I realized it was the carefresh. Do I leave her be or try to pry it out???

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How do you " go loo her jaw"?

"when I went to go look, her jaw..." I missed a letter and a comma...

You could try to grab it with tongs. I would try. But she will probably be able to rub it out of her mouth eventually

I know that if I force the issue I can get it out, but she's new today, and I hate to make her obviously awesome acclimation (considering she ate on day 1!) a disaster by man-handling her. Maybe I'll go look again now...I'm not sure what to do.

My guy one time had a piece of aspen stuck in his mouth,I just took my tongs and pull it out easily..problem solved.

Ok, maybe I'll try again, she's so head shy.

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Originally Posted by Shera

Ok, maybe I'll try again, she's so head shy.

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If it's not causing any problems, just leave it be. She'll get it out on her own.

Thanks, I went back to look and it had resolved itself, thank goodness! She's looking good, I'm sad that I did grab at her a bit, I hope it doesn't affect her acclimation, but now she has 5 days before she's up for a feed, so that's good.

Take something like a credit card and gently open the snakes mouth and keep it there so he can't close his mouth. Then take a piece of paper you folded several times so it's not flimsy and just kind of brush it out his mouth. Do it gently though. I do this when mine get aspen in their mouths and I've never had a problem. It's not as easy as it sounds though and you have to be careful with the tongue and gums and all.