opened mouth

[bp-guy]

hey when i went to feed my ball python hatchling this morning i noticed that before trying to feed her after i picked her hide up off her i looked at her for a min and she opened one side of her mouth then closed it immediatly, is she just readjusting her jaw or should i take her to the vet she didnt eat but she is also about to shed her eyes just cleared up yesterday and i tried feeding her a f/t rat pinky i usually feed live but im waiting for my rats to have their babies.

my husbandry is almost spot on to the caresheet

and i also noticed that at first when i was dangling the rat her tongue wasnt comming out all the way but after a few tounge flicks she had her tounge comming out all the way is that normal

the reason why i think she is readjusting her jaws is cause the hide she uses is small so she is crammed in there and it takes her a good 15 seconds to get in there cause she has to adjust her part of her body that is already in the hide to get the rest of her body in

[spitzu]

Any chance she could have just yawned before you lifted the hide up? She could have been readjusting her jaw from that.

[bp-guy]

Any chance she could have just yawned before you lifted the hide up? She could have been readjusting her jaw from that.

no it was probably like 10-15 seconds after i lifted her hide

[bp-guy]

sorry for this messege being so unorganized but i didnt know where to start

so i just checked on her and her bottom left jaw is closer to her top jaw than the right bottom jaw u cant notice it unless u stare at her face for a min from straight on(she hasnt ate in 5 days so i dont think it is a little off from her last meal but her hide is small she barley fits but she likes it could her jaw be off from squeezing into her hide hut , and in one of her vents she has a piece of eco earth the size of a grain of salt its not covering her vent but its just sitting inside it any suggestions on how to get it out she is pretty feisty so i cant just get it with my finger(she is about to shed her eyes just cleared up yesterday from being blue will it come out when she sheds?)