am i using the right chlorhexidine?

[michel]

Hi im not sure if this is the right place to post this but ive been treating scale rot for a while now and ive been using 4%chlorhexidine soap solution, it has been working so far but i just recently built my own rack and i was having trouble with too much humidity so i was checking out my ball pythons mouth and i noticed a small brown spot in her inner lip. I then checked out my others and i found 2 more with the same thing so forst thing that came to mind was mouth rot. I searched it up to see what i could use to treat it and i found many threads saying that chlorhexidine would work to treat the minor mouth rot so i diluted the 4% chlorhexidine 50/50 with water and i used a q-tip to rub it on her inner lip. I then kept searhing to make sure i was doing it right and i found a couple threads saying i should use 0.05% chlorhexidine diluted 50/50 with water. I went out to the pharmacy and i found a bottle of 0.05% chlorhexidine in a 25ml bottle so i bought it but i dont feel 100% sure that im doing it right. So here are some pictres of the two bttles i have the first one being the 4% chlorhexidine soap solution and the other being the 0.05% chlorhexidine:






Does anyone know if im using the right ones?
Im using he 4% for the scale rot im just rubbing some on there bellys, this worked for me in my other bp's.
Im using he 0.05% for the mouth rot diluting it 50/50 with water and soaking my qtip in it and rubing it on there inner lips then rinsing the mouths out with water

[Neal]

Well they have 3 different chlorhexidine's and the one I have is different. I'm sure it's okay but you want to check your dilution.

The one I have recommends 1 oz per gallon of water, so I put 2 oz in a gallon of water per a friend who recommended doubling the dosage. I'm not sure about 4% and the 50/50 one either. Try to message The Serpent Merchant as he knows more about that stuff then me.

[treeboa]

That's the one you want. Chlorhexidine diacetate is also an anti-viral, but it's very harsh and shouldn't be used on skin and especially not in the mouth. Sounds like you've got it right.

[Neal]

That's the one you want. Chlorhexidine diacetate is also an anti-viral, but it's very harsh and shouldn't be used on skin and especially not in the mouth. Sounds like you've got it right.

For mouth rot that's the better one tree boa? I have the gluconate one or whatever.

[michel]

Do i need to rinse the mouth with watervafter aplying the diluted chlorhexidine?

[treeboa]

Gluconate is what vets use and you don't have to rinse it. Try not to get to much in the glottis though.

[michel]

Ah ive been rinsing their mouths and i looked in the mouth of my lesser amd it seems to have gotten worse theres more of those redish looking spots on her inner lips.
Whats the glottis? Would that be the thing in the center that opens and closes?

[treeboa]

Ah ive been rinsing their mouths and i looked in the mouth of my lesser amd it seems to have gotten worse theres more of those redish looking spots on her inner lips.
Whats the glottis? Would that be the thing in the center that opens and closes?

Yes,that's what it is. If it doesn't get better with the rinses, she may need injectable antibiotics from a vet.

[michel]

Im going to wait a couple days and see if it gets any better now that im not going to rinse out the chlorhexidine solution im dabing inside there mouths. If it doesnt get better im going to go to the vet

[michel]

Hey im not 100% sure that im diluting the chlorhexidine properly for my disinfecting spray. Im currently using the one in the first picture i posted in this thread and im just putting some and adding water. Does anyone know how much it needs to be diluted to properly disinfect. Im using it in a spray bottle then wiping it with paper towel