Dirt in mouth during shed?

[Ladybugzcrunch]

Use paper towels, reoccurrence solved. That snake is dehydrated and having a bad shed. I would get rid of the dirt and put a wet dish towel in the enclosure as substrate over night. Sopping wet with clean warm water. Put the water dish over the hot spot as well. I would remove it in the morning and replace with clean dry paper towels then put a small wet rag over the warm spot in one corner. See if the snake can get the substrate out on its own.

[manacakes]

Update: I gave her a bath and a bunch of the dirt came off; here's a picture. Note the weird thing on the left side of her mouth, since she doesn't have that on her right??

[tttaylorrr]

Update: I gave her a bath and a bunch of the dirt came off; here's a picture. Note the weird thing on the left side of her mouth, since she doesn't have that on her right??

is it possible that she ripped a scale off, and that's a scab? i had a similar issue when my first beep was a baby.



that poor thing looks incredibly dehydrated and uncomfortable.

[Ladybugzcrunch]

Use paper towels, reoccurrence solved. That snake is dehydrated and having a bad shed. I would get rid of the dirt and put a wet dish towel in the enclosure as substrate over night. Sopping wet with clean warm water. Put the water dish over the hot spot as well. I would remove it in the morning and replace with clean dry paper towels then put a small wet rag over the warm spot in one corner. See if the snake can get the substrate out on its own.

Wishes you would try as advised. Baths are not for snakes.