Need some help?

alright well my girlfriend was holding our snake tonight and she pointed out a section of his mouth that was red. It looks like i took a red sharpy and put a dot on him but i didnt lol...........just curious cuz i had read something before about maybe being mouth rot? Im curious cuz if so i wanna get the lil guy checked out as soon as possible.

It could be mouth rot. I think a vet trip would probably be a good idea. If it is mouth rot, then catching it early is very good.
Can you get pics?

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

It could be mouth rot. I think a vet trip would probably be a good idea. If it is mouth rot, then catching it early is very good.
Can you get pics?

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ill post some pics up here soon! god im really hoping its not mouth rot!

Without a picture it's really hard to speculate. Is it possible that it's a sore from perhaps biting down on a piece of bedding or other sharp object?

Safest bet would be a vet trip either way :)

It could be mouth rot or maybe a mite or tick some how found it's way into it's mouth. i dont know but ya there right we cant tell without pics.

has he recently shed and/or fed? BP's briuse and scratch real easy right after a shed or could have gotten scratched during a feed.

Your vet can give you a clearer picture but i just wanted to point out other possibilities. keep a close eye on him for any other possible clues. is there an identical mark on other side of mouth? I have seen marks on mouth that look suspiscious only to see the exact same thing on other side showing it's just part of their natural markings.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...1-75b1cf81adf2

it is below his eye and to the right. hope this pic helps.

sorry guys/gals if the pic does not work because i am computer implied and dont know how to do the whole url thing i put the pic on my myspace page just click on my pics and its under the album RAMBO its the last picture in that album i appreciate anyone who can help!

I have no idea what that is bro. Looks like he's about to go into shed though. I've never seen mouth rot look like that. I'd definitely get him to a vet asap.

Hi Mike,

It's because your using the wrong links to try and show us the pics I think.

this is the one you posted;

[IMG]http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.editAlbumPhoto&albumID=1501021&imageID=18298645&MyToke n=deed9a79-5e47-4537-a231-75b1cf81adf2[/IMG]

and this is the one I get when I manually go looking;

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=125865849&albumID=1501021&imageID=182986 45

Looking at the image properties I get;

http://a635.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/75/l_e75d540ab06f3baa79516224d3b1e302.jpg

hang on while I try something;

Click here for picture.


Yep - posting the link you get when looking at the image properties via a right mouse click gives you a working link - but since that is hotlinking we have to change those to links instead.

But yeah, that does look like some kind of damage though a closer pic would be the best way to get a better idea. Do you feed live or F/T (just to be able to rule out rat bite etc) ?

You could upload it to your gallery here too remember. :)



dr del