poor baby normal female....

[mjmendoza]

So today is feeding day and when i went to go feed my baby female i noticed she had black stuff around the right side of mouth. I quickly thought something was terribly wrong with her. I just got her last week. I quickly googled symptoms of RI. I didnt hear any noise coming from her when i put her next to my ear. But i did see little bubbles coming from her mouth. I came across a video that showed me how to open her mouth and when i did, i saw that she had gotten substrate in her mouth. It was quite a lot for her little mouth. It was blocking her air way. I cleaned it all out and quickly cleaned her tub and change the substate to just newspaper. I am keeping a close eye on her just in case anything happens. I tried feeding her when i first noticed the black stuff and she didnt eat. After i cleaned her mouth and made sure all the substrate was out of her mouth i tried feeding her again and surely she ate. I was so excited when she did finally eat. here are some quick pics i took







sorry if they are a little blurry i zoomed in with my iphone

[mjmendoza]

but on a good note.. she had a nice full shed this morning so now shes a nice bright colored normal

[Akren_905]

Good looking snake, I use paper towel for mine now for the same reason plantaion soil build up after a missed strike. Plus its easy for mites to pop up and grow in it.

[mjmendoza]

Good looking snake, I use paper towel for mine now for the same reason plantaion soil build up after a missed strike. Plus its easy for mites to pop up and grow in it.

Thanks. She was really dark when she was in shed so when she finally did shed i was totally surprised of the color.

Yea im sticking to paper towel and newspaper for substrate not taking the risk of that happening again.

[Akren_905]

Awesome golden colour. Plus on paper towel its easy to see pee stains lol.

[fredanthony]

One side of the mouth open like that could be a sign of mouth rot. Take a look on google just to be safe. Hope it all works out for you!

[mjmendoza]

One side of the mouth open like that could be a sign of mouth rot. Take a look on google just to be safe. Hope it all works out for you!

It was substrate. I took it out of her mouth already and her mouth Is all pink now. I was thinking she must have gotten it in her mouth while she was getting off her shed

[het.pied]

you should try aspen chip. if you dont like the stuff your using. stuff is amazing