Mouth Rot

mikm · 02-01-2007, 11:11 AM

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KITKAT · 02-01-2007, 06:29 PM

I am fortunate enough to have never dealt with mouth rot. I am not even sure what I would look for...?

Cazador · 02-01-2007, 08:36 PM

Good point, Kitkat. Look back at Marian's first picture, here (de-worming ???). This is an early case, but notice how the "lips" don't come together and make a nice, closed seal. The gums are slightly swollen and are pushing the "lips" out sideways. When Marian said there was a thick discharge, it was practically an open and shut case.

As the condition progresses, the discharge becomes more sticky and thick, like a puss that hardens into a scab. More advanced cases also show small, red dots along the gums where blood vessels are becoming exposed. They start openly bleeding in advanced cases, and the discharge can become so thick that it actually seals the mouth shut.

Rick

suzoo · 02-01-2007, 10:38 PM

OH Gross! The poor snakes! I hope I never have to deal with that!

jewel-dragons · 02-03-2007, 07:08 AM

You can clean it with chloorhexidine 0.2%

the bacteries die... and after that there come a second skin...

mikm · 02-03-2007, 10:19 AM

thank you for your suggestion. I just got a gallon of that (generic Nolvasan) the other day in the mail. I was using povidine because I did not have any.

thanks again !!
marian

abcat1993 · 02-03-2007, 01:25 PM

Wow, this is really turning into quite the site!

I don't have a clue, however, about mouth rot so I am useless

02-01-2007, 11:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
mikm Subadult snake Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 355	Mouth Rot Discussion thread for Mouth Rot. If you would like to add a comment, click the New Reply button

02-01-2007, 06:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
KITKAT Old and wise snake Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 919	Re: Mouth Rot I am fortunate enough to have never dealt with mouth rot. I am not even sure what I would look for...? __________________ KitKat "Acts of kindness should never be random."

02-01-2007, 08:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cazador Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alaska, USA Posts: 1,611	Re: Mouth Rot Good point, Kitkat. Look back at Marian's first picture, here (de-worming ???). This is an early case, but notice how the "lips" don't come together and make a nice, closed seal. The gums are slightly swollen and are pushing the "lips" out sideways. When Marian said there was a thick discharge, it was practically an open and shut case. As the condition progresses, the discharge becomes more sticky and thick, like a puss that hardens into a scab. More advanced cases also show small, red dots along the gums where blood vessels are becoming exposed. They start openly bleeding in advanced cases, and the discharge can become so thick that it actually seals the mouth shut. Rick

02-01-2007, 10:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
suzoo Juvenile snake Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 169	Re: Mouth Rot OH Gross! The poor snakes! I hope I never have to deal with that!

02-03-2007, 07:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
jewel-dragons Subadult snake Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Waddinxveen Netherlands Posts: 320	Re: Mouth Rot You can clean it with chloorhexidine 0.2% the bacteries die... and after that there come a second skin... __________________ www.jewel-dragons.nl www.gartersnake.nl www.mooren-lizards.nl www.reptiles4life.nl

02-03-2007, 10:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
mikm Subadult snake Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 355	Re: Mouth Rot thank you for your suggestion. I just got a gallon of that (generic Nolvasan) the other day in the mail. I was using povidine because I did not have any. thanks again !! marian

02-03-2007, 01:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
abcat1993 Old and wise snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North of Chicago IL, US Posts: 867	Re: Mouth Rot Wow, this is really turning into quite the site! I don't have a clue, however, about mouth rot so I am useless __________________ 0.1 Jack Russell Terrier 1.0 rough skinned newt 1.0.0 eastern garter http://www.winnetka36.org/ci/ci_name.htm

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