Quote Originally Posted by Badgemash View Post
Was the black coloring just the eco earth then? It could be that the jaw muscles were damaged, or that swelling from the trauma is preventing him from closing his mouth, or there is an access forming from either the bite or the injection afterward, or some other thing. I agree with Inarikins, keep him off the eco earth for now, in this case it's humidity retaining abilities are working against you since that also makes a nice environment for bacteria.

I applaud your dedication to your snake and your unwillingness to put a dollar value on his wellbeing, but I too am questioning why the vet costs are so high. My most expensive vet visit for a snake (at the exotic specialist vet) was $130 after tax, which included a physical exam, fecal exam, a dose of panacure, and two weeks worth syringes pre-loaded with baytril to inject her with. So $130 for a single injection (that doesn't appear to have helped) is causing some alarm bells to go off in my head.

If you get some one who can help I'd like to see some shots of the inside of his mouth, and an update of the jaw now that the eco earth is off if you can. I hope he's doing well today.
I'm sorry I meant I'm NOT going to put a price on Pete's life. Idc how much it costs me I'm not
going to just let him suffer, die or put him to sleep. The entire tank is immaculate and he is super active. I opened his mouth today again no redness or anything. The jaw seem to be slowly going back in place? Not
Sure I will snap some pictures tonight so we can relate to the ones from yesterday. The black packing you see in the side of his mouth is the Eco earth substrate. I removed every spec from his mouth last night. Thank you all again for the help!