my bp rescues tongue is yellowish

my bp rescues tongue is yellowish and not flicking. any suggestions are appreciated...

Have you had a fecal done on him/her yet? Could be anemic if infested with blood-sucking parasites...either way, a vet visit would be in order!

what can i do til i get her to a vet next week?

Keep temps and humidity up.

ok, what looked to be the tongue has fallen off and her mouth looks perfect and she seems very happy. what the heck could be going on here?

Sooo..... Her tongure fell off and now she is very happy.....

Im going to have to try that.

The tongue fell off? I don't really see how that's possible.. What's your setup like including temps & humidity?

Maybe she had a piece of substrate in her mount and it looked like her tongue. Just a thought. Seems like the most logical explanation to me.

The op never said the tongue fell off. They said the yellow thing that appeared to be the tongue fell off. It was probably a bit of aspen that got into the mouth.

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Originally Posted by sg1trogdor

The op never said the tongue fell off. They said the yellow thing that appeared to be the tongue fell off. It was probably a bit of aspen that got into the mouth.

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thank you my friend :) my tanks are perfect. she's a rescue. it "appeared" to be her tongue because the first sign was a small yellowish thing coming from her tongue hole and each day it came out further til it fell out. she really does seem relieved "happy". i will watch and pray for her to flick it soon but ive read that snakes do ok if in fact it was her tongue...

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Originally Posted by sg1trogdor

The op never said the tongue fell off. They said the yellow thing that appeared to be the tongue fell off. It was probably a bit of aspen that got into the mouth.

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Well, there went my attempt at humor..
Was actually expecting more of a laugh instead of a correction.

Huh! How 'bout that! :) Maybe a bit of retained shed? Or, like someone said, a piece of substrate? Glad to hear she's doing okay!

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Originally Posted by GoBoilers

Huh! How 'bout that! :) Maybe a bit of retained shed? Or, like someone said, a piece of substrate? Glad to hear she's doing okay!

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when you say a bit of retained shed do you mean it could be an outer shell of the tongue? because thats what it looks like. kind of hollowish. shes still not flicking but maybe it will take awhile if its still there...

I'm thinking a shed more around the "lip" area as I don't think they actually shed the outer layer of their tongue/inside of their mouth?? But I could be wrong! Although a traumatic injury could cause any tissue to slough...have you got any kind of history on her? What she usually eats/habitat/etc.? Will she let you open her mouth to take a look?

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Originally Posted by GoBoilers

I'm thinking a shed more around the "lip" area as I don't think they actually shed the outer layer of their tongue/inside of their mouth?? But I could be wrong! Although a traumatic injury could cause any tissue to slough...have you got any kind of history on her? What she usually eats/habitat/etc.? Will she let you open her mouth to take a look?

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thats what i meant as far as a shell. sloughed tissue. the kid i took her from was keeping her in an unheated plastic critter cage and she was dehydrated badly. he was feeding her live mice. ive been opening her mouth every night and now with whatever it was gone it looks really healthy but cant see the tongue yet...

Also some viruses and fungal infections cause oral plaques. Took a nice hunker of one out of a lesser's mouth a few weeks ago. Hope this new girl is in quarantine!

You'll see it when you feed :)

will let her destress for a bit then try to feed...

Post a pic of it...

When was she last fed? Maybe a regurged rat tail? I don't know?

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Originally Posted by Vypyrz

Post a pic of it...

When was she last fed? Maybe a regurged rat tail? I don't know?

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the kid i rescued her from was useless. i suppose it might have been a regurge but how would it make its way into her tongue hole? it is definitely perplexing. its too small to photo with my cheap camera. it does appear to have a very and i mean very slight fork appearance to it when i shine a flashlight from the other side so i can kind of see through it.

well shes eaten twice since and tonight she was flicking a somewhat short but perfect forked tongue :)