Any Ideas?

[Katan]

Hello!

Today I traded a Leo I had for a Super Pastel female. My bf picked her up so I didnt get to inspect her until he got home and when he got here, we noticed she has a hole in what im assuming is her "belly button" area. Its a small hole when shes relaxed, but it opens a very concerning amount when shes moving. Ive searched everywhere online and cannot find anything about this. To me, it looks like an umbilicus that never closed. I'm worried about hernias or prolapses or whatever could possibly go wrong with a hole in her belly.

Also, she seems to have something going on with her mouth. I assumed mouth rot or scale rot, but nothing I see for either of those look exactly like she has. She yawned and everything looked the normal pale pink. No nasty pus, no bubbles, no discoloration. I don't hear or see her do the things mentioned when they get RIs. I've been stumped So I located and found the lady she was bred by and she was absolutely no help at all. I assumed she would be concerned about a snake she produced, but she answered me with short sentences and then completely ignored me after I showed her pictures and said something was wrong with her mouth as well. She said she never seen it before, which is impossible if this is an open umbilicus or something of the sort. Showed me instantly what kind of breeder she was. And I didn't bother to continue contacting her.

We will be calling the vet tomorrow and going to get her seen asap, but I just wanted to see if anyone had any idea on what these two things are while I sit here tonight and worry about it. She is very healthy besides those two things.

On a side note, the guy that had her before me told me her last shed, a month ago, was really bad because he had "humidity issues". So I don't know if the mouth could be a result of a bad shed or excessive rubbing? Also, when my bf picked her up, he said the guy literally had dual dome lamps hanging INSIDE the enclosure. Below the lid. I cant even imagine how, but I was also thinking of a possible burn from that? I'm dying to have her seen to see if anything can be done about it all .

This is her and some pictures of it.
http://m.imgur.com/xog6xmY
http://m.imgur.com/K7vwUlc
http://m.imgur.com/fr6KOVx
http://m.imgur.com/KEXXSIu
http://m.imgur.com/G31C5RG
http://m.imgur.com/WxjeEiK
http://m.imgur.com/qFTVdda

[Lady mkrj58]

Wow I've never seen a wounds like that Sorry I'm no help I think the Vet is a darn good Idea, its to bad that these things were not told to you that bothers me when people do that. Looking forward to what ya find out.

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[Katan]

Thanks, I agree. I asked the guy about it and sent him pictures and he apparently never seen it before. How, seriously? The guy said she is nippy as well and we took her out quite a few times today to get pics of what she has and check her out for anything more and not once did she hiss or strike. Shes shy and jumpy, but I don't consider her nippy. Quite honestly I don't think hes ever even picked her up before, you just can't miss things like this. Same goes for the breeder.

I'll definitely post what the vet has to say about it all. *sigh* I hope it's all treatable.

[Lady mkrj58]

It most likely can be treated with success try not to worry your doing all you can do , Im really wanting to hear about that belly wound and it sounds like by fixing the habitat with the proper temperature and Humidity the next shed should be a good one.

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[Asherah]

The mouth definitely looks like an infection of some sort. As for the belly, I'd say your assumption is correct. However at her size (luckily it doesn't look to have given her trouble) it's not going to close on it's own. It's healed over and has nothing to adhere to. It needs to be scraped and stitched by a vet in order to close.

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[Rob]

Looks treatable With a vet visit. Lesson learned, always give the animal a good look over before you agree on a trade/purchase.


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[Katan]

I would have taken her anyway @Rob. I wouldn't have left her like that. Though definitely lesson learned on the animal I traded her for as I hope he takes care of her the way she needs to be.

I weighed her and she is 207g and was told she is a 2015 hatchling. Not sure when, didn't bother asking the breeder.

But thanks everyone for the comments!

[Rob]

I would have taken her anyway @Rob. I wouldn't have left her like that. Though definitely lesson learned on the animal I traded her for as I hope he takes care of her the way she needs to

Oh I get wanting to nurse it back to health, but trading your healthy animal for a sick one? Well I hope the little guy gets better, let us know. Best of luck

[Katan]

I'm pretty sure I just stated lesson learned on that? Maybe it wasn't clear. Meaning I wouldn't have traded the Leo if I was there and saw that. But I would have still payed for/found a way to take the snake as well. Thanks, I'll definitely update when I have one!

[Yodawagon]

Id demand a trade back. He had to know about that stuff.