Vote for BP.Net for the 2013 Forum of the Year! Click here for more info.

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 867

1 members and 866 guests
Most users ever online was 47,180, 07-16-2025 at 05:30 PM.

» Today's Birthdays

None

» Stats

Members: 75,908
Threads: 249,107
Posts: 2,572,125
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, KoreyBuchanan

Something wrong?

Printable View

  • 06-27-2009, 05:04 PM
    cbell09
    Something wrong?
    I have an 11 week old ball python, and he's been eating for four weeks. Every other time he's been fine, but today after eating he was opening his mouth repeatedly and rubbing the sides of his mouth on random things in his cage. I'm not sure if it's normal, but it worries me. If anyone knows what this could be, advice would be greatly appreciated [:

    [I posted this in the wrong section before XD]
  • 06-27-2009, 05:19 PM
    k2l3d4
    Re: Something wrong?
    possibly just trying to resituate his mouth........
  • 06-27-2009, 05:22 PM
    cbell09
    Re: Something wrong?
    [: Thanks. He's my first snake so I'm really unsure about pretty much everything. I usually ask the people at my local pet store, but I just found this website and it's great!
  • 06-27-2009, 05:32 PM
    blackcrystal22
    Re: Something wrong?
    Does he have a bit of substrate caught? He could be trying to wedge that out.

    Or he's just re-adjusting his jaw, which is normal. :gj:
  • 06-27-2009, 05:36 PM
    Qetu
    Re: Something wrong?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by blackcrystal22 View Post
    Does he have a bit of substrate caught? He could be trying to wedge that out.

    Or he's just re-adjusting his jaw, which is normal. :gj:

    x2
    i agree, it could be either or :P
  • 06-27-2009, 05:45 PM
    cbell09
    Re: Something wrong?
    I think he was just re-adjusting, because he stopped doing it. Thanks so much for the help [: I thought I'd choked him or something with a mouse that was too big even though it was the same size as the ones he hadn't had any trouble with XD
  • 06-28-2009, 04:14 PM
    CoolioTiffany
    Re: Something wrong?
    I'm sure he was just connecting his jaw back to his skull. And also, snakes cannot choke since they swallow their prey whole.:)
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.1