looking in its mouth, what is normal?

[peanut]

When you look into your BP mouth, what are you looking for?

I looking into mine today and saw a few tiny bubbles but how many, big are the bubbles meant to be before you start to worry about R.I's?
How wet looking is a healthy BP's mouth?

Thanks

[MorphMaster]

Why were you looking in it's mouth?

[peanut]

I am new to keeping snakes and been reading about what to look for, kinda giving it a health check. its when i pulled down its lip that i noticed a few small bubbles.
its probably nothing but after reading quite a bit on R.I's i was just wondering what was normal. Do they always have a few bubbles in their mouths anyways or are they meant to have quite a dry mouth?

[dr del]

Hi,

I'd always expect to see a few - it depends on how much they struggle and how you hold their neck as well.

I don't routinely check though - I'd only stress them out like that if I had seen behavioural clues etc that made me suspct an R.I.

When you are in there at that point I also look for yellow cheesy spots, red and inflamed areas ( though I have seen some that bit their own mouths while struggling ), and signs of swelling or irritation around the end of the trachea as well as the amount/ consistency of mucus.

Also look to see if most of the mouth is a nice healthy colour or if it is too pale.


dr del