kenya sand boa need info and piccs for the lower jaw

[mechnut450]

I havea new friend ( for lack of better info ) that brung me thwir kenya sand boa today they had it about a month and it has yet to eat ( it about 8-10 inches possible and I seen 2 thing wrong on it stuck shed on head and the lowere jaw does not look like it matches up t othe upper jaw as nice like they do in bps, corns and such . the law looks more like my black rat who has had issues all her life and some trouble eating . I am placing it on a damp rag to help it work the shed off it possible and I am wondering as to what they may eat in the wild. this guy looknig a little rough. The owner got it from lll reptiles about a month ago and it has yet to eat he saya. I may have some pinkie asf.andI am comfortable in force feeding if need I don't havea weight righ this second or pictures .. I am gonig ot attempt to get it to eat and the shed off while the owner's in class for the next 4 hours. he getting really worried about it ..
I will get ap icture of it and post it in a few mintues .

[mechnut450]

here a view of the entier snake



and once the camera batteries recharge i will post one of the lower jaw

[sg1trogdor]

once you get a pic of the lower jaw up we will be able to make an educated guess.

[wilomn]

The lower jaw is inset in the upper jaw.

It keeps the mouth free of what is being burrowed through.

Makes them look sort of duckbilled sometimes.

[mechnut450]

The lower jaw is inset in the upper jaw.

It keeps the mouth free of what is being burrowed through.

Makes them look sort of duckbilled sometimes.

ok that what it looks like but i did get him to open it and I thinknig it may have a possible case of mouth rot. I removed a lot of white cheese like material and hte snake sat with it jaw open and closing a couple of time . and the tongue does not appear to have the normal split at thend. I know he got the snake from LLL reptiles about a month ago and it has yet to eat.
The poor little guy just laying on the damp rag and not even trying to go hide ..
I am now keepnig he little guy until after the weekend and if he mouth still producing the white ( puss) I am going to call a vet if possible tomorrow.

[wilomn]

ok that what it looks like but i did get him to open it and I thinknig it may have a possible case of mouth rot. I removed a lot of white cheese like material and hte snake sat with it jaw open and closing a couple of time . and the tongue does not appear to have the normal split at thend. I know he got the snake from LLL reptiles about a month ago and it has yet to eat.
The poor little guy just laying on the damp rag and not even trying to go hide ..
I am now keepnig he little guy until after the weekend and if he mouth still producing the white ( puss) I am going to call a vet if possible tomorrow.

If you have some betadine swab it aggressively. You need to squeeze all the cheese out then flood it thoroughly.

Make sure he's got a good heat gradient too, extra heat might be needed and a soaking probably wouldn't hurt.

lll is just a broker, there is no way of knowing what the snake went through, or didn't, before your friend got it.

[mainbutter]

Another LLL reptiles snakes with health issues..

[mechnut450]

yeah i ftold him that it most likey picked it up there ,and it be up to him what he wants to do. as far a squeezing the puss out my finger bigger around that it i crush the poor thing trying to squeeze.

The infection ( if I am righ about that ) looks ot be right at the beginfing ( end of the teeth inthe front left side. if he teeht pointed to you.. that area red like it has blood under the skin. Were can I get the betadine swabs?? and do I just rub one over the spot ( daily or 2x aday? ) I never dealt with a infection of this type ( or small size) heck I think if i have ot try and force feed will use rat tailsof about 2 inches to keep him going

[wilomn]

Any drugstore or pharmacy should have betadine.

Use a Qtip soaked in betadine and just push the cheesy stuff out as best you can. Once a day for three days or so should take care of it.

Don't try to force feed it yet, it's got good body weight.

They're tough little snakes, give it some time.

[littleindiangirl]

You can dip a Qtip in betadine and sort of scrape out the puss and dead skin. Then, hold his head facing downward, and squirt a some betadine rinse over his infected tissue.

I've diluted the betadine to a dark tea color in water for rinsing, and it's worked well.

I've heard people saying to use listerine, I advise against this. Listerine burns like a mutha for one, and the betadine will do a better job of cleansing.