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Most of the time it's not necessary to wait 7-10 days after transport, so don't beat yourself up over that.
Without seeing his jaw, it's hard to comment...but what happens sometimes is that a snake's jaw gets folded to where their teeth catch on their own mouth, folding
part of it inward. You need to gently help with that, or take him to the vet to do it. Using something like a tongue depressor to help him open his mouth might take
care of it, but again, I'm not seeing it. Bummer he regurgitated too, now you need to wait longer to feed him so his digestive enzymes have time to be replenished.
May I suggest that you add reptile probiotics to his food also, when you do feed him again. Snakes that have been on injections for illness for a while often have a
poor appetite, & assuming it's antibiotics, remember that kills off the good 'gut' bacteria along with all the bad bacteria, so that's another reason to not only add pro-
biotics but also to feed MUCH smaller than his normal meal, in a few weeks. You need to go slower so he keeps it down & digests, not try to make up for lost meals-
that just doesn't work.
When did this injury happen with his jaw? tonight? It does need prompt attention (not overnight but asap).
See if you can get him to drink water, that might help him straighten out his jaws. Dip his face into bowl of water or under low-running
faucet stream.
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Re: BP hasn’t realigned jaw?
Originally Posted by timeakinga
I’ll try to post of photo of what it looked like initially and what it looks like now this all happened tonight so it hasn’t been too long. If you think based on the photo that I need to try to open it again I certainly will. I’ll give the water a shot in the meantime just Incase. He seems to have closed his mouth more not quite fully but almost back to normal. When do you normally recommend feeding that significantly smaller food item again after regurgitation? You are correct antibiotics and he also probably had lower energy due to the blood draw though? Not sure if that would also do it. Also great idea - is there a certain reptile pro biotic you recommend? If not I can still do my research! Thank you for the prompt and very helpful information
His mouth looks pretty normal in the later photo, I'm so glad...he should be OK, but getting him to drink some water shouldn't hurt & might help.
Wait at least 2 weeks before giving him food, & make sure it's no bigger than half the usual size, even smaller is fine...you want to make sure he keeps it down.
Get some NutriBac powder & using a tool (like a screwdriver etc) pry open the f/t rodent's mouth & put in as much powder as you can, then push the mouth closed.
(sprinkling powder on a damp rodent, most of it falls off in the swallowing process, and some snakes refuse to eat when the prey smells different, that's why I favor using
the oral cavity)
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Re: BP hasn’t realigned jaw?
I had a BP one time that kind of did the same thing. It hurts it jaws on a rat. It didn't regurgitate cause he gave up trying to eat it at all. Rats can be quite a chore for a snake to eat, especially a live one.
I had to go with mice for a while with that snake till the snake's jaw got better. It might be the one I had to stick with mice for because it just refused to eat a rat. (can't remember for sure) You might end up having to go with mice after the 2 week wait. Sometimes a snake gets kind of rat shy I would call it. Especially with live rats (and a hurt jaw) So you might keep that in mind.
If you end up having to go with mice a while it shouldn't be too long you can try going back to the rat feeders. I'd say a month or two.
Here's another example showing why f/t if you can do it is so much better.
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Re: BP hasn’t realigned jaw?
Originally Posted by Bogertophis
His mouth looks pretty normal in the later photo, I'm so glad...he should be OK, but getting him to drink some water shouldn't hurt & might help.
Wait at least 2 weeks before giving him food, & make sure it's no bigger than half the usual size, even smaller is fine...you want to make sure he keeps it down.
Get some NutriBac powder & using a tool (like a screwdriver etc) pry open the f/t rodent's mouth & put in as much powder as you can, then push the mouth closed.
(sprinkling powder on a damp rodent, most of it falls off in the swallowing process, and some snakes refuse to eat when the prey smells different, that's why I favor using
the oral cavity)
sounds like a plan thank you for the info! His mouth seems back to normal and his throat is no longer distended from swelling! Thanks again!
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