Mouth damage??

[Zeus]

My boa was climbing a tree in his cage (which he always does without any problems) when his upper body slipped off. He was able to hang on but unfortunately his mouth banged into another tree. At first it looked bad with the snake unable to close his mouth on the right side. Now it is almost back to normal (it happened yesterday) except in the front you can see the mouth does not "seal" like it should...you can see where the tongue comes out (sorry, don't know the technical terms) at all times. He ate normally today without any problems. I am hoping it is just a little swollen??? I have never had any physical problems with any of my reptiles in the past so I don't know how they react to damage to their bodies. Should I take him to a reptile vet or wait it out since he is eating normally? Thanks in advance for any advice.......

[xdeus]

If it has only been a day you can probably wait another day or two to see if it improves. A similar thing happened to my Boa after I fed him a particularly large meal, and it took a few days to clear up.

[mxrider42]

I had something similar happen to my RTB. She got a piece of shed stuck on a branch in her cage and the shed was coming off her lower jaw. It took her awhile to get loose but she did. For about a day her lip hung down on that side. Then the next morning she looked normal. So I think it will be fine, just give it some time.

Trey

[Zeus]

Thanks for the replies...I will give it a day or two.