Mojave Swollen Lower Jaw- Help!

Good day Everyone,

I'm hoping I could get some insight on what you think is going on with my female mojave. Its been about a week since this has developed and i've been watching it very closely. Her bottom jaw/lip seems to be pretty swollen, i noticed it a few days after a feeding. This girl hits rats so hard so i'm thinking she may have damaged something in her mouth.

I feed frozen thawed and not live so it can't be a bite, maybe a claw scratched her?

I have had my friend look at pics and a video of her who is a Veterinary assistant and he said its definately not an RI. I have my appointment booked after the weekend.

She still flicks her tongue, and she has been eating. Yesturday she was really excited about the rat and i could tell wanted it, but she didn't strike.

All husbandry has been spot on. Have any of you seen this before? Mouth rot perhaps? i'm heading to the pharmacy tommorow to grab a bottle of Betadine to apply orally.

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Possibly a piece of substrate stuck in there?

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Originally Posted by AK907

Possibly a piece of substrate stuck in there?

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Can't be that, i use newspaper

Looks to be an infection. Sometimes a broken tooth or rat claw will cause this.. Might want to see a vet..

It could possibly be an abscess. I definitely wouldn't put betadine in her mouth and wait for the vet appointment to see what the vet says to do.

Betadine is a good initial wound cleaner, but often damages new growing cells so it is not good to use as a continual antiseptic.

Keep us updated what the vet says.

she could have damaged something when striking the rat. if you have ur vet visit coming up then i wouldnt mess with it in case something is damaged. has she been rubbing her face a lot? she looks like she has rub marks on her jaw. that could cause some swelling. you could use a q-tip to gently and carefully open her mouth but i would be afraid if something is damaged in there. hopefully some x-rays can solve the problem and nothing is wrong.

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Looks to be an infection. Sometimes a broken tooth or rat claw will cause this.. Might want to see a vet..

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definately am, after the weekend. my vet assistant friend said that honestly they're just going to prescribe Betadine anyways lol. (good friend of mine, so hes just looking out)

I just want to see what everyone thinks about it, and don't worry i'm going to see the vet regardless!

i seen a thread in the boa section about something that looked kind of similar in the images and the boa had broken some of it teeth off in its mouth, only way i see that happening is the snake sturck hard in the right spot and broke some teeth off on a bone in the rat.

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Originally Posted by aldebono

It could possibly be an abscess. I definitely wouldn't put betadine in her mouth and wait for the vet appointment to see what the vet says to do.

Betadine is a good initial wound cleaner, but often damages new growing cells so it is not good to use as a continual antiseptic.

Keep us updated what the vet says.

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betadine does no such thing. Peroxide/Rubbing Alcohol does kill living tissue even when wiped dry. Depends if your using it diluted or not

She may do a bit of rubbing, she does try to push the lid off her tub a lot

Something wrong with a tooth, in my opinion. Maybe from the recent strike you were referring to. Another possibility is a tooth was damaged a while back, she lost it, and the new one coming in is ingrown, or only partially erupted.