Re: Not flicking tongue after RI
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Originally Posted by
hungba
How do I check the tongue sheath? Where is that? What it supposed to look like?
A snake's tongue sheath is that tube of tissue that their tongue slides from & disappears into. You won't see it until they open their mouth, & if you don't know how
to force open a snake's mouth (the way a vet does, without hurting your snake), then don't do it.
https://www.google.com/search?q=tong...HZFSCLYQsAQIOg
In the case of the BP I received that already had such an infection, 2 things made it obvious: first, that his tongue tips were pretty firmly stuck together whenever
he flicked his tongue, & second, on the outside of his throat (just under the lower jaw) I could see a small swelling. It almost made him look as though he had an
"Adam's apple".
By the way, when are you finished with his course of antibiotics? It's possible that all this will clear up after he's had the whole
course...this is why you never want to stop antibiotics early, thinking all is well. That can also result in resistant pathogens.
Your vet comes back June 19th...so hopefully by then all will be back to normal. Even if he doesn't eat while he's taking the
medicine, don't worry too much about it, he won't starve. Just make sure he has clean water to drink at all times, & if he was
my snake, I'd be encouraging* him to drink water every other day too. (*most snakes will drink water if you hold them gently
with their face under the gently running sink faucet, cold water of course.) The reason for this is that many medications are a
bit rough on a snake's body (specifically liver & kidneys)...keeping them hydrated is important. Food isn't a big issue right now,
but water is.
